Member of Parliament for Okaikoi Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has opened up about why he has not declared his support for any candidate in the flagbearership race.
According to him, he is a member of the party’s disciplinary committee, and therefore, he cannot openly declare his support for any candidate.
He believes that it won’t show leadership if he decides to declare his support for any of the candidates.
“I am a member of the disciplinary committee. There are a number of issues we are handling, and I am sure you are privy to them. How can I, who sits on the disciplinary committee and ensures that there is discipline in the party will go out and publicly declare my support for one candidate? It doesn’t show leadership,” he told Accra-based Asempa FM.
He noted that a number of issues have affected the party in terms of discipline.
“The National Council and the General Secretary can issue regulations, then you will see party chairmen and constituency executives, among others, flouting these rules, so how can we ensure discipline from the top to the bottom? This weakens the office of the General Secretary. Why will party chairmen declare their support for candidates in an election that they are expected to supervise,” he said.
He does not side with his colleagues, declaring their support for some candidates in the party’s internal election and has urged them to be circumspect because people don’t forget and will keep issues in their hearts if their actions offend their opponents.
