{"id":272921,"date":"2011-01-06T03:40:04","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T03:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=45039"},"modified":"2011-01-06T03:40:04","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T03:40:04","slug":"palace-coup-in-pnc-mahama-ramadan-ousted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/06\/palace-coup-in-pnc-mahama-ramadan-ousted\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace coup in PNC; Mahama, Ramadan ousted!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group opposed to the leadership of the Peoples National Convention has forcibly taken over the party\u2019s national office.<br \/>\nThe  group insists the leadership of the PNC headed by party chairman Alhaji  Ramadan, 2008 presidential candidate Edward Mahama has no locus to lead  the party.<br \/>\nSpokesperson of the group, Sontim Torbiga told Joy  News the ousted leaders violated the party\u2019s constitution in having  Edward Mahama run as the party\u2019s candidate for an unprecedented fourth  time and still dreaming of a fifth time when the constitution of the  party allowed for only two attempts.<br \/>\nHe said Mr. Mahama conspired  with Ramadan to have their friends appointed as vice chairmen in  flagrant violation of the party\u2019s constitution.<br \/>\nAs a remedy to  the violation of the constitution, Mr. Torbiga said an Interim  Management Committee (IMC) has been constituted to run the day-to-day  affairs of the party until congress is held later in the year to elect  new officers.<br \/>\nJoy News can confirm that the party head quarters  in Accra has been taken over by some guards with strict instructions  from the IMC not to allow any member of the Ramadan leadership access to  the office.<br \/>\nBut Torbiga said the men are workers of the PNC. He  added the IMC has been legitimized by the regional chairmen of the  party, some of who he said are members of the IMC.<br \/>\n<strong> Height of madness<\/strong><br \/>\nBut the General Secretary of the PNC Bernard Mornah said the action by the self-styled IMC is the \u201cheight of madness.\u201d<br \/>\nAccording to him the action is only but sour grapes from people who lost the national election &#8216;fair and square&#8217;.<br \/>\nTorbigo contested the party\u2019s General Secretary position but lost to Mornah.<br \/>\nBernard  Mornah told Joy News the Alhaji Ramadan-led administration is still in  control and will not allow Torbiga and his assembled group of losers to  hold the party hostage.<br \/>\nHe said he has restrained supporters of the \u2018ousted\u2019 leadership from besieging the party headquarters and retaking over.<br \/>\nAccording to him, they have reported the case to the police and a criminal investigation has just began.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group opposed to the leadership of the Peoples National Convention has forcibly taken over the party\u2019s national office. 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