Fomena MP Faces Sack …Bi Election Looms

THE MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Fomena, Andrews Amoako Asiamah’s survival in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is hanging on a thread.

If he is truly given a sack from the party, it means he stops to be a representative of the party in Parliament and constitutionally a bi election necked most likely

This comes after the lawmaker caused a huge stir by bowing out of the impending NPP parliamentary elections for Fomena, scheduled for Saturday June 20, 2020.

Amoako Asiamah, who has spent just four years in parliament, has however not given up on his hopes of retaining his seat in the august House in 2021.

Independent Candidate

The Fomena Constituency MP is reported to have taken a surprise decision to contest the Fomena seat for the second time as an independent candidate this time.

Reports reaching The New Publisher indicates that the party leadership in the constituency, Ashanti region and the national level, are not happy about his decision.

In this regard, the party is said to be planning to take punitive measures against him. The likely sanctions against the MP would be a suspension, sources have hinted.

The posters of Hon. Amoako Asiamah, suggesting that he would contest the Fomena Constituency seat during the 2020 polls as an independent candidate have come out.

According to reports, the posters could be seen in various social media platforms, including WhatsApp platforms. Some of the posters could also be seen in Fomena.

MP Faces Suspension

The Fomena Constituency NPP Chairman, Kwasi Nti, has said Hon. Amoako Asiamah may be suspended from the party for deciding to go as an independent candidate.

According to him, Hon. Amoako Asiamah was vetted and cleared by the NPP to take part in the party’s upcoming MP polls so they are surprised about his weird decision.

Kwasi Nti disclosed that several top members of the NPP in the constituency, including the party’s council of elders, tried in vain to talk to the MP to rescind his decision.

The Fomena Constituency NPP Chairman said since the beleaguered MP has decided to contest the Fomena seat as independent candidate the party has no option than to suspend him.

He announced that the party’s executives in the constituency would meet on Sunday in Fomena where a decision against the MP would be taken and announced.