A Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mame Yaa Aboagye is accusing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of double standards for replacing the late David Adakudugu, Parliamentary Candidate for the Tempane Constituency in the Upper East Region, with the grieving widow as the Party’s candidate for the 2020 elections.
According to her, the "hypocrisy and double standard of the opposition party is legendary" after their earlier "criticisms of Madam Lydia Seyram Alhassan and the unnecessary name-calling" when the latter was handpicked to be the NPP's Parliamentary Candidate in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency by-election held on January 31, 2019, following the sudden death of the husband, Hon Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko.
Recall
The Minority in Parliament in February 2019, boycotted the swearing in of Madam Alhassan, in order not to give credence or legitimacy to her election and subsequent swearing-in.
Dressed in black and red attires, the Minority MPs held placards in the House with the inscription "Bloody Widow" to demonstrate their description of her election as bloody.
The conduct of the polls was marred by a shooting incident at the residence of one of the aspirants, Mr Kwasi Delali Brempong, the NDC candidate, which resulted in injuries to 18 peOPLEand an assault on an observer at one of the polling stations.
Immediately after the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Joseph Osei-Owusu, had read a communique' from the Electoral Commission (EC) informing the house of the election of Madam Alhassan and that, she was being ushered in to the chamber to be sworn-in, Alhaji Muntaka indicated that the Minority members could not participate in the swearing-in because her election was characterised by violence.
Wife Replaces Deceased Husband
Meanwhile, the widow of the late David Adakudugu, the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for the Tempane Constituency in the Upper East Region has been elected to replace the deceased.
Lydia Akanvariba Adakudugu, on Friday February 27, 2020 beat off competition from Cletus Azaabi and one Dr. Anawart to clinch the slot to represent the NDC in the Tempane Constituency.
David Adakudugu, a former Member of Parliament for the Garu-Tempane Constituency passed on in September 2019 after a short illness.
Glass House, No Stone-Throwing
Mame Yaa Aboagye in an interview with peacefmonline.com hit hard at the opposition NDC saying; “Never throw a stone if you live in a glass house because what goes around always come around…It was sad how the NDC criticized and insulted Maa Lydia Alhassan even from the moment she made her intention to contest her husband’s seat, but today, this same people are here supporting what they chastised the woman for. If this is not double standards then I don’t know what I should call it…,” she fumed.
She therefore called on the NDC to render an unqualified apology to the MP for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Hon Lydia Seyram Alhassan for their actions.
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