The Member of Parliament for Amenfi Central, Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah, has expressed indifference toward the petition filed by the Minority caucus seeking to declare his seat vacant.
Kwakye-Ackah, who has chosen to run as an independent candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, stated that his decision was a result of what he views as unfair treatment by the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
He cited the party’s endorsement of his opponent as the NDC’s parliamentary candidate for Amenfi Central as a major factor in his departure from the party.
In an interview with Citi News in Parliament on Tuesday, October 15, Kwakye-Ackah addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding his seat, making it clear that he remains unconcerned about the petition and is focused on his independent candidacy moving forward.
“The announcement went out that I said I had given my support to the person who forged documents, and because of that, the court injuncted it [the parliamentary primary], and the person was declared unopposed. I felt that no, that is not fair. Sometimes they should treat people fairly.
“If you say you are going to rerun, give everybody a fair chance, and if the person loses fairly, he will understand. Why should you open the nomination and just take my money, just keep my GH¢45,000, which is no small money so I have decided that if the people want me, I will go independent.”
