The largest opposition party in Ghana, NDC, recently held its regional election.
Ashanti Regional NDC Chairman aspirant, Lawyer Evans Amankwa, lamented about how he lost the just ended election upon all he invested. In an interview on Akoma FM, he said he blew over GHC460,600 on just the day of the election. He used this monies to settle all the delegates before the election commenced.
he budgeted GH¢350 for lunch and transportation for each delegate, summing up to almost GH¢ 500,000. funny enough, Lawyer Evans Amankwa claims he does not regret spending such an amount on the just ended election. Interestingly, he says he was expecting exactly what happened.
“I wasn’t surprised at yesterday’s results though I was confident of winning the election. I was as well aware that anything could have happened, so I have spent hugely on the just-ended elections, but it was my decision, so I never regret my actions,” he said.
The election was held at Baba Yara sports stadium on the 13th of November,2022 for the party members to select their executives.
It’s been recorded that Over 1,400 delegates participated in the election.
At the end of the election, Chairman Augustus Nana Akwasi Andrews polled 637 which makes him retain his office while lawyer Evans Amankwa secured only 572 votes. Another candidate, Yaw Owusu Obimpeh scored third with 137 votes.
But here’s my headache, why should politicians who claim are not corrupt pay delegates to vote for them. if you know you’re working and competent, why do you buy votes. this has been the trend of Ghana politics since day 1. when shall this end? An act practiced even at the National Level.
