NDC TO DECIDE FATE OF INCUMBENT EXECUTIVES

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All is set for the NDC to hold its Ashanti Regional Delegates Conference tomorrow in Kumasi to choose new Executives to run affairs of the party in the next four years.

 Already, the Vetting Committee has assessed all the applicants for the various positions on offer. Apart from only one of them who applied for the Deputy Regional Treasurer slot, all the other applicants have been passed to contest for their respective interested positions at tomorrow’s Conference. 

Three members are contesting for the Regional Chairmanship. They are the incumbent, Yaw Owusu Obimpeh, a Kumasi-based businessman, Thomas Kwabena Braimah and one Dominic Anomah.   

For the Regional Vice Chairmanship slot, as many as nine members of the party are contesting. 
Two members are in the race for the Regional Secretary. Raymond Tannor, the Acting   Regional Secretary is battling it out with a retired FIFA Referee, Mike Amedior, who is also the Ashanti Regional Director of the Non-Formal Education Division with four others competing for the Deputy Regional Secretary. 

Six persons are in the contest for the Regional Organizer while the Deputy position has seven persons seeking to win that race. 

For the Regional Treasurer race, three applicants have been passed by the Vetting Committee to contest with three others also in the contest for the Deputy. 

The Regional Propaganda and Deputy positions are being contested for by three and eight persons in that order. 

A total of 474 delegates are expected to cast their votes to choose the next leaders. They include delegates from all the 47 Constituencies in the region, serving Minister of State and founding members who hail from the region. 

Speaking to Ashanti Today, the Acting Regional Secretary, Raymond Tannor said the Conference will be supervised by the Electoral Commission while a delegation from the National office of the party will also be in attendance to ensure a successful conduct of the polls. They include Samuel Ofosu Ampofo. 

He expressed the Regional office’s satisfaction with the conduct of campaign by the contestants so far without any issues of mudslinging and antagonism. 

Mr. Tannor emphasized the fact that the Conference is an in-house process and therefore advised participants at the Congress to ensure a peaceful conduct of the Conference.
Already. the party held a mini Conference  last week where two incumbent Regional Executive members were deposed. They are Anthony Kwaku Boahene, the then Regional Youth Organizer and Madam Sarpomaa, the then Regional Women Organizer.

Ernest Brogya Genfi is the new Regional Youth Organizer with Hajia Hawa as the new Regional Women Organizer.

What is the fate of the remaining incumbent Regional Executive members? Time will definitely tell. Surely, i will keep you updated after the polls tomorrow. 

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