The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ashanti Regional Executives have accused former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor of not following due processes in his distribution of items to various constituencies in the region under his Ahotor project.
NDC executives in the region claim they were not consulted and were left out of the initiative’s implementation.
The party also expressed concern about the manner in which donations to party members are distributed.
According to Abass Nurudeen, the NDC’s Ashanti regional communications officer, the executives are not necessarily opposed to the donation of logistics to party members and constituencies, but what they object to is what appears to be insubordination on the part of the executives.
“We are not against the provision of logistical support of any form to the party at any level, but we are of the view that the proper party structures must be followed so that the regional executive body can supervise and ensure that those resources donated are put to very good use and if you monitor the activities of the Ahotor project team, you will realize that it is not a donation to the party in the strict sense of the word because the items are not donated to the party and the party is not allowed to manage the donated items thereafter.”
“An NGO is formed in each constituency consisting of five members that are mandated to manage the donated resources and whatever monies that are released from such donations are to be paid into an account managed by the Ahotor team and this is a different kind of arrangement that is unknown to the party,” Abass Nurudeen further elaborated.
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the NDC’s former General Secretary, criticized Kwabena Duffuor and the Ahotor project in August 2022, calling it a betrayal of the NDC’s ideals.
Asiedu Nketiah, also known as General Mosquito, stated that the Party felt duped when Duffuor donated to the NDC under the project last year
