{"id":168184,"date":"2024-04-04T05:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T05:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/04\/no-law-bars-nyantakyi-from-contesting-ejisu-primary\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T05:40:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T05:40:01","slug":"no-law-bars-nyantakyi-from-contesting-ejisu-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/04\/no-law-bars-nyantakyi-from-contesting-ejisu-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"No law bars Nyantakyi from contesting Ejisu primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Adom Appiah, the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has stated that the former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwasi Nyantakyi, is eligible to contest the party\u2019s Ejisu parliamentary primary because he has not been legally convicted of corruption.<\/p>\n<p>The NPP opened nominations for parliamentary hopefuls on Tuesday, April, 2 following the passing of the Ejisu Member of Parliament (MP) and Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Nyantakyi is among the nine individuals who have so far picked up nomination forms to contest the seat.<\/p>\n<p>However, there has been public outcry about Mr Nyantakyi contesting the seat, as the popular Number 12 expos\u00e9 allegedly indicated that the former GFA boss was corrupt.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Eyewitness News on Citi FM on Wednesday, Mr Appiah stated that, in his view, no court had proven the former GFA boss guilty, nor had the GFA boss admitted guilt, which is why he is qualified to pick a form and contest the election.<\/p>\n<p>The NPP Ashanti Regional Secretary also suggested that it was up to the vetting committee to review Mr Nyantakyi\u2019s document and make a decision on his candidacy, but he believed Mr Nyantakyi could contest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is up to the vetting committee to peruse his documents filed and then come out with their verdicts. But on the other leg the issue of embarrassment and the likes of those. I don\u2019t think for now there is a case against Mr Nyantakyi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA person is not guilty by the structure of our constitution on accusation or allegation of offences unless that person has subscribed to the guilt or proven guilty by the court. And the measure is beyond reasonable doubt. So, for now Mr Nyantakyi has not been proven guilty by any competent court of jurisdiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I am speaking on my part, as my personal view. I don\u2019t think Mr Nyantakyi has been proven guilty by any court in Ghana. And until that is done or he himself admits his guilt before a court of competent jurisdiction, I will not say that Mr Nyantakyi is guilty and for that matter, he doesn\u2019t qualify to pick a form to contest for Ejisu constituency,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adom Appiah, the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has stated that the former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwasi Nyantakyi, is eligible to contest the party\u2019s Ejisu parliamentary primary because he has not been legally convicted of corruption. 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