Ignore Adofo Dwamena’s exoneration story--Obodai

Page 17, Jan 7, 2010
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah

THE Member of Parliament for Agona West, Mr Samuel Obodai, has called on the public to ignore the report in the December 4, 2009 issue of the Daily Graphic that indicated that the embattled Agona West Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Mr Adofo Dwamena, had been exonerated from acts calculated to weaken the party in the area.
He said it was unfortunate that the report of the exoneration of the chairman was done even though the committee which was tasked to investigate his misconduct had not released its findings.
Reacting to the report, Mr Obodai noted that the best thing that members of the party in the constituency could do was to brush the chairman aside for now and continue in their quest to maintain peace.
“I, however find it as my duty as the sitting MP to set the record straight to clear the air”, he said.
Mr Obodai stated that Mr Adofo had to ensure the earlier publication in order to be seen as the good man of the constituency, despite the countless number of negative acts he had visited on the NPP in the area.
The MP alleged that findings of the party after its poor showing in the 2008 elections indicated that the chairman and some 18 polling station chairmen preached “skirt and blouse” during the campaign towards the elections.
He said it would be better for all to wait for report of the committee to be released before such a publication is made to cause confusion among party members in the constituency.
Mr Obodai alleged that even some key members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) confirmed that Mr Adofo contacted them to ensure that he (Mr Obodai) was defeated during the elections.
He, therefore, called on members of the party in the constituency to remain calm, committed and dedicated in the face of such confusion in the party since the real truth could never be hidden.