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Petition against Martin Amidu baseless – Teye Nyaunu
According to Teye Nyaunu, Martin Amidu is a credible man and has distinguished himself as a senior member of the party
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According to him, Martin Amidu is a credible man and has distinguished himself very well as a senior member of the party.
Some members of the party have petitioned the National Executive Committee (NEC) to sanction Martin Amidu for his recent statements in the party.
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The petitioners, Evans Amankwah, 2016 Parliamentary candidate for Adansi Asokwa in the Ashanti Region and Abigail Elorm Mensah, a 2016 Parliamentary candidate for Fanteakwa South in the Eastern Region in their petitioned dated August 7, 2017 said Mr Amidu has brought the party into disrepute.
They said contrary to Article 46(8) of the party’s constitution, Martin Amidu has brought the NDC in to public ridicule as well.
Commenting on the development on Accra-based Kasapa FM, Teye Nyaunu said there is no substance in the petition to sanction Mr Amidu.
"Martin Amidu is a credible man, Martin Amidu has distinguished himself, Martin Amidu is a senior member of the party and when he’s making criticisms, I think we should objectively endeavour to analyse it rather than begin to criticize the man." he said.
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"Our party is such that, when you go and give your views on a paper like that, they quickly come out first, misinterpret it, misrepresent it and rubbish the whole thing and paint you as a bad man. why do i like talking to the media? I talk to the media because people like to hear my voice directly and know what precisely I’m talking about, but go and tell somebody in the party, the party will misquote you and say you, you support this one that is why you are arguing like this and they end up destroying you. Martin is of age , i know Martin is above 60 years ,…Martin is first and foremost a Ghanaian before he becomes an NDC member, so Martin has got the right to talk the way he’s talking."
However, Martin Amidu has responded to the epistle written by a former Deputy Chief of Staff, Dr Valerie Sawyerr.
In his response, Amidu described Dr Valerie Sawyerr’s letter as a "lying, incoherent, disjointed and drunken-like diatribes against former President Rawlings and me."
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"Clearly the John Mahama faction, their surrogates like Valerie Sawyerr and the petitioners who admit to being failed parliamentary candidates at the last elections and others mentors within the NDC think they can frighten core NDC members like myself with threats of disciplinary action. I will rather defend the 1992 Constitution than be intimidated by John Mahama, Woyome, and their surrogates’ unconstitutional petitions," he added.
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