The Minority Caucus petition to declare his seat vacant has been met with indifference by Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah, the Member of Parliament for Amenfi Central.
In the forthcoming parliamentary elections, Kwakye-Ackah has decided to run as an independent. He said he made the choice because he believes the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has treated him unfairly.
He attributed a significant portion of his departure from the party to the party’s support of his opponent as the NDC’s parliamentary candidate for Amenfi Central.
In an interview with Citi News in Parliament on Tuesday, October 15, Kwakye-Ackah addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding his seat, making it clear that he remains unconcerned about the petition and is focused on his independent candidacy moving forward.
“The announcement went out that I said I had given my support to the person who forged documents, and because of that, the court injuncted it [the parliamentary primary], and the person was declared unopposed. I felt that no, that is not fair. Sometimes they should treat people fairly.
“If you say you are going to rerun, give everybody a fair chance, and if the person loses fairly, he will understand. Why should you open the nomination and just take my money, just keep my GH¢45,000, which is no small money so I have decided that if the people want me, I will go independent.”
Source: Citinewsroom