Implying bias on the part of national and regional executives against him in the Chiana-Paga party primary, former Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) Coordinator Abuga Pele says heeding the call of the people he shall stand as an independent candidate.
Mr. Pele had lost his re-election bid to Mr. Rudolf Amenga-Etego as National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate by 4,177 to Amenga-Etego’s 4,337 votes.
“I will not hesitate to go independent when the grassroots of the party in the constituency demand so. The demands of the grassroots are important to me than anybody else.
“Most of the delegates are peeved for the manipulation. The continues postponements of the election and delay of the election in the constituency by the Regional and National Executives were all clear indications that they had their favourite candidate,†Mr. Pele rendered.
Mr. Amenga-Etego who is a legal practitioner and development worker had himself lost in the 2008 primaries to Mr. Pele and went independent but lost before returning to base.
9,747 NDC voters turned out for the Chiana-Paga primaries at the 53 polling centres with 9,339 valid votes cast and 410 ballots rejected.
It remains to be seen if the scandal which rocked GYEEDA and caused Pele’s exist would follow him and scupper his chances.
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