Stomach groundwork
is a very recent unfortunate political vocabulary which connotes political
office seekers could have a short-cut route to gain upper hand by using the
sharing of food items such as 5kgs of rice and some half bottle of frying oil
to delegates as means to buy their undivided support and votes. The
proponents of the theory have cited, quite illogically, the continuous victory
of the New Patriotic Party former parliamentarian, Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjo Quaye
which was allegedly based on this shameful act as justification.
The reality is
that the Ayawaso Central delegates of the New Patriotic party are far too
matured and it would be too ridiculous to allow this theory to stay
forever.
Is it not an
insult to our collective psyche that an incumbent in the upcoming parliamentary
primaries in Ayawaso Central, of the New Patriotic Party descending to the
abysmal by distributing bags of rice and kegs of cooking oil to secure their
votes after abandoning them for close to two years?
The action, if
leads one is getting is anything to go by, is derogatory and rude to Ayawaso
Central Delegates. The delegates of the constituency are by far too politically
aware to be deceived and conned through the distribution of food items to get
their votes. One wonders where this theory of stomach infrastructure, as
derogatory as it is of our collective pride, is coming from. The New Patriotic
Party Persons, from time immemorial has been known for principled and
independent political choice. The New Patriotic Party has always been known to
lead other political groupings in political maturity and anyone who now wants
to reduce their collective pride to mere bread and butter is no doubt an enemy
of the people of the constituency/tradition, and is on the journey of reckless catastrophe.
The action is
laughable, as the Ayawaso Central Delegates are rare breed in political
maturity. No wonder in the 2014 Presidential election, the people of Ayawaso
Central demonstrated this maturity by voting overwhelmingly for the candidate of
the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufu Addo out of choice irrespective of youthful or
tribal sentiments. That candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufu Addo, was a man of
the people, loved by all for his forthrightness and loyalty to the New
Patriotic Party and nation despite his limited financial means.
It is on this
platform that one would want to condemn the recent desperate move by the
sitting member of parliament for the people of Ayawaso Central Constituency of
the New Patriotic Party in the upcoming parliamentary election in the
constituency. While other candidates in the same election are making moves on
daily basis to sell their programmes through whispering campaigns, Henry is
reportedly sharing rice and oil to convince the Ayawaso Delegate to vote for
him.
One would have
better ignored him to go on with his journey of disgrace if his moves were not
directed at sending very wrong signal to the outside nation about the good and
mature people of Ayawaso Central Constituency. If not checked, Henry Quartey, a
sore loser in the upcoming parliamentary election to the National Democratic
Congress if not replaced, would only succeed in reducing Ayawaso Central
indigenes as people being ruled by their stomach rather than their intellect.
He should not wear our people with the garb of hungry citizens who will sell
their votes because of mere cups of rice.
Reports that are
unfortunately coming from some areas in the constituency suggest that Henry is,
in his desperate move to get the votes of Delegates, which of course he knows
he does not deserve, is moving around and begging people to accept his bags of
shame.
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