NPP Orphan Primary: ‘Voilet bag’ causes ‘voilence’ at Ablekuma Central

Agnes Ansah

Accra, Dec.2, GNA-Pandemonium broke at the Mataheko Police Station Park in the Ablekuma Central Constituency, where the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is conducting a parliamentary primary, after delegates abandoned voting and followed someone with a violet bag.

The bag contains small sealed envelopes.

A delegate, who sought anonymity, told the Ghana News Agency that the envelopes contained money for delegates, who voted for a particular aspirant.

Scores of delegates, including the elderly and persons with disability, about an hour into the election, deserted the voting and went after the ‘Manager’ of the bag.

Quickly, a long queue was formed, with jostling and shoving for the money.

It is not clear, which candidate is giving out the money.

However, the tent under which the money is being shared has the image of Mr Collins Amoah, one of the four aspirants.

A total of 1,571 delegates are expected to vote to elect one of the four aspirants to represent the Party in the parliamentary election next year.

The aspirants are Mr Jefferson, Sackey, a Presidential Staffer, Mr Ebenezer Nartey, a former Member of Parliament, Mr Collins Amoah and Mr Larry Angered Adjei.

GNA