Kantanka recently revealed that he was urged by Bantama constituency chairman Fiifi Mensah to sign a petition supporting NAPO as Dr. Bawumia’s potential running mate.
He expressed reluctance, emphasizing that decisions should not be swayed by financial incentives or endorsements from party or constituency chairmen.
Kantanka, speaking in an interview on Okay FM on April 19, 2024, disclosed that despite being offered the opportunity to sign the petition, he opted out of the process, along with other constituency chairmen and during the interview, the host questioned Chairman Aluta about the rumor that Ashanti regional constituency chairmen were being offered 5 billion old cedis to sign a petition endorsing NAPO as the running mate.
Chairman Aluta confirmed the host’s inquiry, stating, “What you asked me is true.”Chairman Fiifi of Bantama had called him about four days prior, asking him to come and sign a letter for their discussions.
He mentioned that the letter was with Joe Carl, the chairman of Nhyiaeso. He had agreed to go and sign it. On his way to the location, the Kumawu chairman had called him to inquire if he had been contacted.
He had confirmed, but he pretended not to understand the nature of the conversation.He emphasized the importance of selecting a running mate based on merit and suitability, rather than financial inducements, stating that such decisions should not be influenced by endorsements from party or constituency chairmen.
According to him, the selection of a running mate should be based on merit and suitability, rather than financial inducements or endorsements from party or constituency chairmen.
Since becoming chairman, he has never encountered a situation where chairmen are supposed to endorse a candidate for the vice presidency as a running mate, emphasizing that the party should not be run based on who can pay money.
He expressed disbelief in a scenario where the selection of a running mate is based on party chairmen’s endorsements, emphasizing that decisions should be made based on merit and suitability.
Ashanti regional constituency chairmen have allegedly been coerced into signing a petition supporting Matthew Opoku Prempeh, also known as NAPO, as the running mate for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, according to Alex Sarfo Kantanka, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman for the Juaben constituency.
Kantanka claimed that he was contacted by the Bantama constituency chairman, Fiifi Mensah, who urged him to sign the petition, but Kantanka expressed reluctance, believing that such decisions should not be influenced by financial incentives or endorsements from party or constituency chairmen.
Despite being offered the opportunity to sign the petition along with other constituency chairmen, Kantanka chose to abstain from the process.
He emphasized that the selection of a running mate should be based on merit and suitability rather than financial inducements.
