Saturday February 3, 2024 Politics
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Some delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Manhyia North Constituency in the Ashanti Region have requested the return of funds handed out to them in the recent parliamentary primaries by the recently defeated parliamentary aspirant, Nana Osei-Bamfor. claims to be demanding.
According to the affected delegates, Nana Osei Banfour allegedly handed out cash to secure votes during internal party elections. However, his primary bid failed and he is said to be demanding his funds back.
According to reports, officials of unsuccessful candidates appear to be actively pursuing delegates demanding that their funds be returned.
“There is a man who calls himself Nana Poku. He went on to blackmail us by using a god called “Antoa Nyamaa” to refund our money within three days until today, Friday. Our representatives are very upset and would like an immediate response from the applicant. You have made it clear that you will not invoke any curse, but Nana Poku’s statements seem to suggest otherwise,” said one of the outraged delegates, who gave his name as Osei Yoh. Ta.
“We, the representatives, are very upset and demand an immediate response from the applicant. You have made it clear that you will not invoke the curse, but Nana Poku’s statement suggests otherwise. Some of us received 2000 cedis and 1,500 cedis as T and T, but we were promised that nothing would happen to us. We would like Banfour to express his approval or disapproval of this action.”
At this time, Nana Osei Banfour has not responded to requests for comment on the allegations.
In the NPP primary election held in Manhyia North, incumbent MP Akwasi Konadu won with 389 votes. Nana Osei Bamfor received 15 votes while the main candidate, Collins Owusu Amankwah, received 286 votes.
In the aftermath of the primary, the party is grappling with internal tensions over the alleged defunding demands.