The Madina constituency National Democratic Congress (NDC) has disqualified an aspiring parliamentary candidate Prince Moses Zakaria.
The aspiring candidate was disqualified at his vetting and has since threatened to run as an independent candidate in the 2024 elections.
The aspiring candidate told the media that the committee determined that he did not deserve to be a member of the party and thus disqualified him.
The party has explained that the aspiring candidate was disqualified because he served as General Secretary of the United Front Party (UFP).
Theophilus Tetteh Chaie, Greater Accra Regional Secretary, told journalists the party had no choice but to disqualify him.
“We are having challenges with his eligibility. He was a member of the UFP. He has also not fulfilled the four-year mandate requirement of the NDC constitution. Based on the guidelines that have been given to us, we had no option but to get him disqualified”, he said.
But Mr. Zakaria has alleged that the MP for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, is behind his disqualification.
He has since threatened to make the NDC incumbent MP lose the seat in the next general elections.
“Our elders have allowed Sosu and some other executives to undertake several machinations against me in Madina. Unfortunately, I have been disqualified in a way that is unfair by the vetting committee. I am declaring my independent candidature immediately. I will ensure that Sosu does not go back to parliament”.
