In a recent interview aired on TV Africa, these party members expressed frustration over the process, alleging that the minister played a significant role in manipulating the outcome of the MCE nomination.
According to them, despite a formal vetting process involving candidates such as Nii Adjabeng and Esther Dwomoh, the final list presented after the national-level vetting was altered.
A spokesperson for the group accused the regional minister of working in coordination with another individual, identified as Dada Alex, to push through a preferred candidate, thereby sidelining the legitimate choices made by the party’s structures.
“I want to put it on record that the regional minister orchestrated this with the help of one Dada Alex. He wants to impose his preferred candidate on us,” he said.
The situation escalated on April 10, when a group of youth from the party went on a rampage, setting party property on fire in response to reports that Esther Dwomoh had been nominated for the MCE position.
They insisted that the original shortlist from the vetting process consisted of three names: the 2024 parliamentary candidate for the constituency, Yakubu Yakubu; the current constituency chairman, Mohammed Kamil; and party activist Imoro Iddrisu.