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Policy of Thursday, April 4, 2019
Source: Daniel Kaku
2019-04-04
Kwasi Bonzo, Ellembelle DCE
Electoral officials of the ruling new ruling party in Ellembelle, in the west of the country, said the district chief (DCE) of the sector, Francis Kwasi Bonzo, better known as Ellembelle David, had given up his official bungalow to save the GHC100 badembly. , 000.
It is recalled that the media intercepted a petition signed on Monday, April 1, 2019 by the district president of the Ellembelle nuclear power station and ten other leaders, addressed to the Chief of Staff and Minister of Government to sanction the WFD of the region for committing serious acts. acts of misconduct.
In that petition, they alleged that the DCE, since taking office in 2017, had abandoned its official residence, which had been renovated by its administration to be housed in an alleged rented apartment in Takoradi.
"Since her appointment in 2017, the DCE has been housed in a rented apartment in Takoradi (about 75 km from the district capital), at the expense of the badembly, neglecting the official bungalow that had been occupied by the previous chiefs. District of the region, "they claimed.
Sampson Ndoli, aka One Man, went to the media to get the first vice-president of the party to clear things up. He expressed his disappointment to the President for lying to the Chief of Staff and the public about the fact that the WFD had abandoned its official bungalow to stay there. a rented apartment in Takoradi.
He lamented that "we find this allegation very absurd because we know for a fact that the petitioners themselves do not believe the same thing is true".
The First Vice-President stated that the WFD had voluntarily surrendered its official bungalow to officials of the Assembly who, at the time, had moved from Takoradi to work due to lack of accommodation for them.
He revealed that this bold and sacrificial decision had been made at a meeting of the General Assembly in 2017.
"Now, the months of June / July 2017 are appointed, confirmed and sworn in as 3rd DCE for Ellembelle despite vehement protests and opposition from the president and his group who call themselves" Freddie Blay boys In July 2017, the WFD was informed of the Ellembelle District Assembly project to spend more than 130,000 GHCs to renovate and refurbish its official bungalow to allow it to operate. To move in. It was at a time when the Assembly was facing a serious shortage.More than ten (10) senior executives and key officials have forced most of them to live outside of the district and to travel long distances every day to go to work.The Assembly did not have the 130 000 GHC needed for the renovation and furnishing of the official residence of the DCE ", at- he reveals.
He added that "Faced with this challenge, the Honorable Kwasi Bonzoh volunteered to continue living in his rented apartment in Esiama, where he has been residing since January 2016, at no cost to him. A decision of the management was then taken in September 2017 to spend a lot of money.A smaller amount of 35 436.66 GHC was allocated for the basic renovation of the facility and for the allocate to 7 members of the badembly management This meeting was discussed at the 2nd regular meeting of the 2nd ordinary session of the 8th General Assembly of the District of Ellembelle, Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 October 2017 at the motel Kwame Nkrumah in Nkroful and approved by the General Assembly.At the present time, the bungalow that they falsely accuse but deliberately to accuse the DCE of abandonment is occupied by the seven (7) ) Subordinate senior officers of the Assembly who allegedly fought for basic housing without the goodwill of the DCE ".
He therefore rejected the constituency president's claim that the WFD used a huge sum to renovate his official bungalow at the expense of the Assembly.
Instead, he said that DCE's decision to leave his official bungalow to hand over to these officials was a cautious decision, adding that this decision had saved the Assembly an amount of 100,000 GHC.
"It should be noted that this singular decision of the WFD to continue to live in his residence in Esiama and to go to the Nkroful office, located just 4 km away, is a rather cautious decision for which he deserves to be commended instead of being condemned by the President. "Contrary to the false statement of the petitioners that" a huge amount of money was spent to renovate this official residence as soon as He resumed his duties ", the action of the DCE instead spared the Assembly to spend about 100,000 GHC in renovations In addition, this decision has solved a major problem for the management of the Assembly, which until now had difficulty in discharging its official duties because of problems of accommodation, "he explained.
He therefore concluded that the President and his group claimed, in their personal capacity and as propaganda, to defame and attack the hard-won reputation of the WFD and to pave the way for their favorite candidate in parliament.
He concluded that "we say it well because the future parliamentary candidate with whom she will go around the constituency to present it to the delegates could not be found." The party then needed men and women to defend this cause. in this constituency over the eight years of opposition ".
Read below their full press release
PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY THE EXECUTIVES OF THE CONSTITUATIONS OF NPP ELLEMBELLE ON 2 APRIL 2019
Our attention was drawn to a petition observed on Ghanaweb.com and other online news portals titled "Reputable Conduct of Ellimelle DCE, Hon. Kwasi Bonzoh"
We wish to state unequivocally that the constituency committee of Ellembelle of our great New Patriotic Party (NPP) has NEVER been meeting since our election in April of last year to discuss any alleged misconduct of our DCE in order to take any resolution to solicit the high function of the Team Leader. So we were extremely disappointed to wake up on April Fool's Day to see the social media news about a petition claiming to have been written by electoral district leaders in the riding of Ellembelle, of which we subscribed the six (6), namely 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, Assistant Secretary, Nasara Coordinator, Deputy Coordinator Nasara and Financial Secretary are key members.
The petition itself, besides being frivolous, is obviously a sinister attempt by some independent members of the constituency executive to tarnish the hard-earned reputation of the Hon. DCE for Ellembelle, Kwasi Bonzoh, because of the upcoming primary parliamentarians. We therefore challenge the petitioners to write the minutes of the constituency executive meeting during which it was decided to write the said petition.
We wish to add that our only motive for this counter-petition is to set the record straight on the real issues facing our beloved party in the riding. In this regard, we would like to address some of the unfounded allegations of the petitioners.
In their haste to discredit the WFD, the petitioners have ridiculously accused it of "committing acts that, one way or another, have created a division and continue to grow." day by day". In support of their remarks, they referred to a "meeting of polling station officials" on 3 March 2019 in the Esiama area, during which the WFD "collected the cell phones of all the persons in charge of the offices. of voting and blasted the national president, the Hon. Freddie Blay and the party's secretary general, John Boadu ". This allegation is not only a blatant lie, but also a well-calculated attempt by the petitioners to create disaffection for the DCE in the eyes of the NPP party hierarchy, serving their selfish interests.
Unfortunately, the riding president, Mr. Samuel Akainyah, and his group swore collectively never to cooperate with the DCE because it was not their preferred choice for the position. So we find it absurd the president, who prefers to visit the constituency with a future parliamentary candidate, to turn around and accuse the WFD of causing divisions within the party. In fact, President Akainyah, who never conceals his disdain for the DCE, publicly and privately, has always refused to honor several invitations from the District Assembly of Ellembelle to d & # 39; important national events such as Farmers' Day celebrations and Independence, project commissioning, earth cutting. ceremonies among others just to upset the honorable DCE.
The petitioners also claim that "since its appointment in 2017, the WFD has been housed in a rented apartment in Takoradi (about 75 km from the district capital) to the detriment of the badembly which had neglected the official bungalow of former district chiefs of the region ". We find this allegation very absurd because we know for a fact that the petitioners themselves do not believe that even is true.
Let's now present the bare facts. In the last quarter of 2014, Mr. Kwasi Bonzoh, who had lived all his adult life in Accra, the national capital, as an entrepreneur, decided to settle in the capital of the Western Region Sekondi / Takoradi for two main reasons: to explore new business opportunities in the oil city and, most importantly, to get close to the good people of Ellembelle in order to increase his chances of winning the general elections of 2016 as a candidate for the position of MPP MP in the constituency of Ellembelle.
He then rented a 7-bedroom house that he owned in Agbogba, Accra, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, under a long-term lease agreement. For a period of 5 years from February 1, 2015 to January 31, 2020. He then packed the luggage and moved to Takoradi where he rents 2 properties, an office in Windy Ridge adjacent to ROK FM and a residential housing in West Anaji, behind St. Peters International School, with the two leases beginning February 1, 2015, in accordance with the attached lease agreements. In fact, he shared offices and residences with his senior partner, Mr. Dominic Kwesi Eduah, currently Executive Director of the GNPC Foundation. During their stay in West Anaji, Mr. Bonzoh and Eduah were neighbors to Mr. Samuel Afrifa, then organizer of the NPP in the Takoradi constituency and currently the deputy youth organizer of the NPP of the Western Region. During his stay in Takoradi, Mr. Bonzoh also became a key member of the regional communications team of nuclear power plants, representing the opposition party of the time, in all major radio stations of the metropolis.
In January 2016, the Hon. Bonzoh made another strategic decision to rent another residential home in Esiama, in Ellembelle District, to enhance its visibility in the constituency in order to increase its chances of winning the seat in 2016.
Then, in October 2016, a few months before the general election, the Hon. Bonzoh was forced to leave his West Anaji residence to settle in a much smaller three-bedroom dwelling in Windy Ridge, as his roommate, Mr. Dominic Kwesi Eduah, had moved to Accra to play. a key role in the NPP's 2016 national campaign.
From now on, June / July 2017 is quickly named, confirmed and sworn in as 3rd DCE for Ellembelle despite vehement protests and opposition from the president and his group who call themselves "Freddie Blay Boys" in the district. When she took office in July 2017, the WFD was informed of the Ellembelle District Assembly project to spend more than 130,000 GHCs to renovate and refurbish its official bungalow to allow it to operate. to move in. It was at a time when the Assembly was facing a serious housing shortage for more than ten (10) senior executives and key officers, forcing most of them to live apart district and travel long distances each day to work. In the meantime, the Assembly did not have the 130,000 GHC required for the renovation and furnishing of the DCE's official residence.
Faced with this challenge, the Hon. Kwasi Bonzoh volunteered to continue living in his Esiama rented apartment where he has resided since January 2016, with no fee for the Assembly. In September 2017, management made the decision to spend a much smaller amount of 35,436.66 GHC to complete the basic renovation of the facility and badign it to 7 members of management representing the entire facility. of the badembly. This management meeting was discussed at the 2nd regular meeting of the 2nd session of the 8th General Assembly of Ellembelle District which was held on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th October 2017 at the Kwame Nkrumah motel in Nkroful and approved by the General Assembly. Currently, the bungalow which they falsely but deliberately accuse the DCE of abandonment of the shelter is occupied by the seven (7) senior officials of the Assembly mentioned below who would have fought for basic accommodation without kindness of the DCE:
OFFICERS AT THE DCE RESIDENCE
1 Emmanuel Offei – Central Administrator Addo. Budget Analyst
2 Wisdom Bakuyeya Social Development and Social Protection Officer C / D
3 Central Administration of Ebenezer Hadzide Asst. Planning Officer
4 Evans Ennin Central Administration Asst. Director
5 works of George A. Yeboah Snr. Technician Engineer
6 Nicholas Bart – Account Manager at Otoo Finance
Gabriel K. Arhinful Central Administration Asst. Internal Auditor
It should be noted that this singular decision taken by the DCE to continue to live in his residence of Esiama and to go daily to the office of Nkroful, located only 4 km one from the other , is a rather cautious decision for which he deserves to be commended instead of being condemned by the petitioners. for their own selfish and parochial interest. Contrary to the petitioners' false claim that "a huge amount of money was spent to renovate this official residence as soon as he returned to office", the WFD action instead avoided the Assembly spending about 100,000 GHC for the renovation and furnishing of his official residence. In addition, this decision solved a major problem faced by the Assembly's leadership which, until now, had been struggling to fulfill its official duties due to accommodation problems.
Indeed, their claim that "since its appointment in 2017, the DCE has been housed in a rented apartment in Takoradi (about 75 km from the district capital) to the detriment of the badembly" is not only a palpable lie, but also a well. – attempt orchestrated by some members of the executive to deliberately render the hon. Kwasi Bonzoh looks bad in the eyes of the president and the general public. These same people who vehemently opposed the appointment of DCE rained all kinds of insults and made very ridiculous accusations against him from the first day he took office as DCE Ellembelle. In fact, they pledged to end the WFD's political career with the tacit support of invincible but powerful hands in the party hierarchy.
The petitioners have also blatantly stated that "the WFD has awarded all contracts to NDC contractors to the detriment of party supporters and constituency officials and that the WFD will not give a single contract to leaders to allow us to finance Party activities despite all efforts "We find this allegation of these colleagues absurd constituency absurd, even bizarre.We wish to note that last year, our DCE once invited all constituency officials to his office Nkroful and informed us that the Assembly was about to launch a procurement process to award contracts for the construction of five clbadrooms to three units, blocks with ancillary facilities in 5 communities in the district. He then asked the constituency executive to recommend to a contractor that he Lifted to go through the process of awarding one (1) of the five (5) contracts on behalf of the officers. Unfortunately, the constituency president insisted at the meeting that he would not accept the DCE offer until the number of contracts would not have been increased. On June 11, 2018, this same issue was submitted to the Constituency Executive Committee meeting and the President congratulated our DCE for such a decision, adding that a contract was not enough and that he had to receive two as a person. The offer was therefore rejected by the chairman and the meeting ended in a stalemate.
Prior to the 2016 general election, party leaders had collectively decided, because of the limited resources available to them at the time, that the party would use the amount reserved for the payment of our party agents' allocation to the parties. voting day operations. It was not even enough to keep up with the budget, so our honorable DCE, the parliamentary candidate of the day, had to face additional expenses to keep up with the budget for operations. He also admitted that he was responsible for settling all election agent allowances after the elections, of which 85 per cent had been paid by the Honorable Kwasi Bonzoh.
We wish to state categorically, in accordance with the petitioner's propaganda, that they have no basis for attacking our honorable DCE. We place them as colleagues in the riding executive to end the misdeeds and to work with our hard-working DCE to bring peace, progress and prosperity to our district. We know where they are in Ellembelle's internal politics and advise them not to follow their personal agenda to defame and attack our hard-working DCE without any provocation.
We say so because the future parliamentary candidate with whom they will go around the constituency to present it to the delegates was not found, whereas the party needed men and women to defend its cause in this constituency during the eight years spent in opposition. Let him who wants to harvest without sowing be reminded that the solution is not to destroy the very ones who sowed the seed from which they want to reap the fruits.
Thank you for your attention.
Sign:
Sampson Ndoli
(1st vice-president)
Contact: 0241633266 James Cobbinah
(2nd Vice President)
Contact: 0500384513 Francis Apeni
(Assistant secretary)
Contact: 0204446184 Jacob Kwofie
(Financial Secretary)
Contact: 0207299267 Osman Abdullah Abekah (Nasara Coordinator) Contact: 0546040708
Dauda Mohammed (Nasara Assistant Coordinator)
Contact: 0557248944
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