TENSION BREWS IN NDC AGORTIME-ZIOPE CONSTITUENCY

A seeming tension brews in the Agotime-Ziope constituency of the NDC; part of the former Ho East Constituency, as a traditional area accuses the fellow of violating a rotational convention of political power in the area.

Before the Adaklu constituency became autonomous, founders and members of NDC from the two other traditional areas; Agotime and Ziope that formed the former Ho East Constituency, passed a convention to rotate core political positions among themselves.

The convention which has already been enjoyed by members of the party in the Adaklu and Agotime according to Mr Francis Kwaku, the First Constituency Treasurer of Agotime-Ziope has gotten to the term of the people of Ziope.  The positions to be alternated include that of the Member of Parliament and District Chief Executive where candidates presented by the beneficiary traditional area must be supported by the other two traditional areas.

But elders and youth of Ziope at a press conference on Friday alleged that two prospective candidates from Agortime have filed nominations to contest the parliamentary primary violating the convention. This according the party members is a betrayal from their colleagues in Agortime and might not build goodwill among them.

“Just as Ziope candidates were organizing themselves for the primaries, names of four Agotime citizens came up as aspirants to contest for the position of the NDC Parliamentary candidate. All attempts to explain the convention to them proved futile” he said.

They are therefore calling on party executives to intervene for peace to prevail.

“In order for the existing peace and unity to continue in the constituency, we are appealing to the constituency, Regional and National executives to prevail on the Agotime aspirants to step down for Ziope to have their fair share of the cake” he appealed.