The Opposition New Patriotic Party, NPP's Congress, which is scheduled to take place in Sunyani, is hanging in a balance.
This is because members of the Sunyani Traditional Council are locked up in a crunch meeting to consider stopping the New Patriotic Party from holding the Congress, Accra-based TV3 has reported.
Nana Nkrawiri had in October indicated that President John Mahama will win next year’s election in the region with an overwhelming 80 per cent.
The comments did not go down well with the NPP, who described it as unacceptable and a breach of the country’s constitution, for a chief to engage in partisan politics.
Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, the Regional Chairman of the NPP, had earlier indicated: “What we find appallingly and unbelievable is the fact that a 10 -kilometre stretch of uncompleted road could induce a chief of his standing to promise 70 to 80 percent victory in the region for the President.”
But the Traditional Council were angered by the comments and demanded an unqualified apology from the NPP regional executives.
According to the council, Mr. Asomah-Cheremeh had undermined the authority of the Sunyani Manhene.
However, the NPP is yet to apologise to the Sunyani Traditional Council and this has prompted them to consider preventing the party from holding its Congress.