Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah unfazed by minority’s petition to declare his seat vacant
The Member of Parliament for Amenfi Central, Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah, has dismissed concerns over the petition filed by the Minority caucus to declare his seat vacant following his decision to run as an independent candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah, who parted ways with the National Democratic Congress (NDC), explained that his departure was fueled by what he perceives as unfair treatment by the party, particularly regarding the endorsement of his opponent as the NDC’s parliamentary candidate for the constituency.
Speaking to Citi News on Tuesday, October 15, Kwakye-Ackah emphasized that he is not troubled by the petition and remains focused on his independent bid.
He recounted feeling aggrieved by the NDC’s handling of the parliamentary primary process, stating, “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.”
