Letter inviting NPP Manhyia South Chairman to disciplinary committee is bogus – Ashanti Constituency Chairmen rally behind colleague

The Ashanti Regional Constituency Chairmen Association of the NPP has rubbished a letter inviting their member in Manhyia South, Richard Adjei Mensah Ofori Atta popularly known as Tom Tom, to appear before the regional disciplinary committee of the party for alleged misconduct.

Rallying behind Tom Tom, the association, after a meeting at the Lancaster Kumasi City Hotel on Sunday, March, 17 2024, issued a press statement, saying the said letter is fake and therefore its contents should be treated with the contempt they deserve.

The meeting, which was attended by 34 of the 47 members of the association deliberated on the letter inviting the Manhyia South Chairman.

INVITATION LETTER
The letter of invitation, said to have come from the Regional Executive Committee and signed by the Regional Secretary of the party, Kwame Adom Appiah, was premised on a petition the Regional Communications Director, Paul Kwabena Yandoh made against the Manhyia South Constituency Chairman in a matter involving the Regional Chairman, Mr Bernard Antwi Boasiako, aka Chairman Wontumi.

SOLIDARITY STATEMENT
Having thoroughly discussed the contents of the allegations contained in the petition of the Regional Communications Director, and the subsequent letter of invitation extended to the Manhyia South Constituency Chairman by the Regional Executive Committee, the association issued a 10-point statement in solidarity with their colleague, Tom Tom.

Signed by Fiifi Mensah, Chairman of the association, the statement stated as follows:

1. That the party believes in due process and same must be followed even if our member is to be summoned.
2. That we detest any matter that will disturb the peace of the party and break the front of the party in our stronghold of Ashanti Region ahead of the December 7 elections, which we have sworn to work very hard to ensure that our flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia wins heavily while our parliamentary candidates grab all the seats.
3. That there has not been a Regional Executive Committee meeting at which any issue involving the Manhyia South Constituency chairman was discussed.
4. That we don’t know the existence of a Disciplinary Committee and who constitute the membership.
5. That we are concerned that a matter that has not been discussed at the Regional Executive Committee, could be referred to a non-existent Disciplinary Committee.
6. That we fully back our colleague Manhyia South Constituency Chairman in any move to defend his position in the matter at stake.
7. That we emphasize that the process used in inviting our colleague is not proper, for which reason we urge that the right channel is followed if he is to be invited.
8. Our statement is a proactive measure because if those behind the fake letter or invitation succeed in their move, all constituency chairmen in the region are at risk of facing similar circumstances.
9. We strongly believe that our regional party chairman is not aware of the letter of invitation because this is not how he does his work. We know that our regional party chairman knows the law and will not in any way disobey the established laws of our party.
10. We hereby call on our regional party chairman to call to order, all those persons trying to soil his reputation and that of the party in the region.