The Campaign team of Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah has objected to attempt by the Eastern Regional First Vice Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, to be part of three appointed top party officials to supervise the election.
The Regional First Vice Chairman, Alhaji Umar Bodinga has on several platforms declared his support for Michael Okyere Baafi Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Free Zones Authority contesting Dr. Mark Assibey Yeboah the incumbent Member of Parliament.
Mybrytfmonline.com has gathered that Alhaji Bodinga recused himself during the vetting of aspirants due to his bias stance therefore the Campaign team of Dr. Mark Assibey Yeboah finds it strange that he has resurfaced and opted to supervise the Parliamentary primary.
The primary comes off Saturday, June 20, 2020.
Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah is the Chairman of the powerful finance committee in parliament. Many people this writer spoke with before writing this piece were in shock as to why the party allowed this excellent law maker to even be challenged. Research shows he is one of the most important personalities in this government when it comes to the work of parliament.
Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah even when the party was in opposition. Though he was not the ranking member then, he actually led the NPP as their spokesman on all matters finance/economics in parliament as a minority MP.
He has not relented since they came to power and as the Chairman now, his exploits, dexterity and all round understanding of finance and economics has endeared him to many. Assibey-Yeboah is seen as a natural legislature, and his passion for what he does in defending and moving the government agenda is something NPP cannot afford to lose.
The venerable Kweku Baako puts it best when he said Assibey-Yeboah is a national asset and he is fit for purpose when it comes to parliamentary work.
The person trying to unseat Assibey-Yeboah is the free zones boss, Okyere Baafi. He is seen as an up and coming politician. However, pundits believe he is nowhere near the pedigree of Assibey-Yeboah and that it will be a travesty if Assibey-Yeboah is not retained.
Dr. Assibey Yeboah is keenly being contested by the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Free Zones Authority, Michael Okyere Baafi for the New Juaben South seat in Koforidua, Eastern Regional capital.
Meanwhile, Alhaji Bodinga speaking to mybrytfmonline.com said the party in the region does not take any seriousness in what members of Dr. Assibey-Yeboah Campaign team are saying since there has not been any official petition or communication to the NPP regional office against his role as the supervisor on Saturday primaries in New Juaben South.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Solomon K. Nuwordu
