*For immediate Release*
For over a week now Asawase constituency has been in the media and made needless banner
headlines, because some members of the party chose to.
We resolved not to discuss internal matters on air or through the media, the reason for our
silence but posterity and justice demand that as “repeated falsehoods may be considered
factual by those who hear them”, we need to set the records straight:
We are all aware that on Wednesday 10th July, our party (NDC) opened nominations for
interested candidates in our upcoming parliamentary primaries.
In our constituency (Asawase), Hon Muntaka’s delegation was the first to appear for “the
form on his behalf” and was made to show his Membership ID, for confirmation sake;
which they did and upon satisfied perusal, were issued the forms.
Later in the day ladies and gentlemen, “another delegation supposed to be for Mubarak
Masawudu, who was said to have been on suspension” also appeared for the form, in the
company of Press men and women from both print and electronic media; and were just as in
the case of “Hon Muntaka”, asked to present the membership card of the person for whom
they were picking the form (Mubarak Masawudu) for confirmation.
The delegation indicated their inability to produce the Membership ID, which they said was
not readily available but in Accra and rather showed a “snapped NDC membership ID
card; to establish his membership and dues payment records”, which was of doubtful
authenticity. They were then advised by the executives to “try and present the card, even if
it had to be delivered through a transport parceling”.
Suddenly, that team went out “to grant a briefing to the media they came with that they
were denied the forms by the executives”.
For the sake of clarity, the youngman (Mubarak Masawudu) was unable to pick the
nomination forms because;
He was suspended by the party as at 3rd May, 2019 following several cases of
misconduct and bridge of the party’s constitution. He was duly referred to the disciplinary
committee for consideration pursuant to Article 46(2) of the NDC’s constitution but he
(Mubarak Masawudu) refused to honor the committee’s invitation; he was supposed to
have cleared himself from the disciplinary committee before appearing for the form.
In other for people to understand what is happening and the avoidance of doubt, we walk you
through why MUBARAK MASAWUD was suspended by the Executive Committee of the party.
It should be noted, that it happens nowhere that someone who has been on suspension
from an organization, would want to play a lead role in same unless after such
suspension has expired. Records have the following cases of suspension to show and you
can check them out.
Mr. Kofi Adams of our party was denied picking up a form during the Buem
constituency bye-election, because he was on suspension.
Brenya of the NPP in Asawase was denied picking forms to contest during the
NPP’s internal elections, because he was on suspension. There are several of such
examples to show, why should the case of Asawase be different?
We wish to place on record that, “Mubarak Masawudu’s failure to pick the nomination
form, was due to his disregard to the NDC’s constitution and nothing more”.
The guidelines for the parliamentary primaries is there to guide the process and the
constituency executives would under no circumstance subvert the constitution or any party
guideline, when they remain the custodians of same in the constituency.
Regarding the falsification of the party’s document including a falsified certificate which
has the signatures of former President Rawlings and Dr. Obed Yao Asamoah, for
Mubarak Masawudu’s contribution to the party as back as in the year 2005″ – a period
during which Mubarak Masawudu was just 16 years old; we can’t tell as to whether he
started serving the NDC when he was ten (10) years old. This is there for you in the media
and every well-meaning Ghanaian, to interrogate.
Had it not been the actions of Mubarak Masawudu and his team, we would not have attached
documents that should have been in the bosom of the party; but for the good people of Ghana,
the concerned NDC party members and posterity to be the judge, we submit them.
Let nobody think that “Asawase is crushing because some people have taking to the
media and putting the name of the party into disrepute”.
Asawase remains solid for the NDC and would have “Hon Muntaka Mubarak continuing
as our MP in shaa Allah”, since he remains the “only individual who has officially picked
the nomination form”.
Thank you for having time to read our piece and we hope you would have by now, gotten to
know why MUBARAK MASAWUDU WAS *UNABLE TO PICK THE FORM*
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*NDC Asawase Communications’ Team*
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