PNC Chairman Takes Swipe At Leading Members(Benjamin Xornam Glover)

The National Chairman of the Peoples National Convention, Alhaji Ahmed Ramadan, has taken a swipe at some leading members of the party for embarking on acts that seek to break the unity of the party and derail its progress.

Speaking at the Upper East Regional delegate’s conference of the party, which saw the election of new set of executives to run the affairs of the party for next four years, Alhaji Ramadan made a specific reference to Dr Somtim Tobiga for resorting to the law courts and also failing to even mingle with party members to discuss matters of mutual interest.

He made this comment Dr Tobiga refused to join members of the party in the auditorium of the Catholic Social Centre in Bolgatanga for the conference but rather chose to peep through the windows of a hall where a regional party conference was underway in order to follow proceedings.

When the chairman of the party rose to speak, he expressed his disappointment at the development.

He said the PNC which had in the past being known to be very united was experiencing certain developments which appeared to be threatening that unity.

“It is pathetic that we are in a party where people don’t want to see eye to eye with their compatriots. People don’t want to sit with their fellow party members to discuss issues of mutual concern.

This is not the way to build the party. This party needs everybody. When we begin to pick and choose, we will end up showing the world that we are not together.”

“As we speak, I have my brother (pointing to the direction of Dr Tobiga) standing behind the window there. He is a very agile member of the party. He represented the party on many platforms and we are all proud of him. But what is wrong today that we cannot sit together to solve our problem? Today, Tobiga does not even want to take a seat among us. He wants to be outside. He is a pillar of our party but does not want to mingle with us. What is the magnitude of the problem that we cannot sit and resolve but we will also want to rush to the courts?” Alhaji Ramadan asked.

Dr Somtim Tobiga in an interview denied that he was engaged in activities that would disintegrate the party.

According to him, he is involved in organising the party in various constituencies.

He explained that his decision to observe proceedings from outside was because he was not formally invited to the conference.

He also said that he had filed a motion on behalf of his clients restraining Mr Bernard Mornah, Alhaji Ramadan and Dr Edward Mahama from holding themselves as General Secretary, National Chairman and Leader, respectively, of the party.

According to him, that motion has not yet been heard and “because of that, for me, as a lawyer in the case, to be seen in the same hall listening to these same people whose position I am challenging will be unprofessional. That’s why I am outside,” he said.

He added that his presence at the precincts of the conference was to gather evidence to support his motion which was yet to be heard in court.