The two wives of the late Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko are currently at each others throat over his vacant seat.
On Monday, December 10, 2018 section of the youth of the constituency presented a petition to officials of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at the party’s headquarters against Lydia Agyarko, Mr Agyarko’s second wife, who has decided to contest in the by-election.
They claim that the first wife, Naana Agyarko should be allowed to contest for the seat.
The party however, rejected the petition.
The petition addressed to the NPP National Chairman and dated 10 December 2018, read: “Dear Sir, PETITION – NO NAANA AGYARKO – NO VOTE, it is with a heavy heart that we the concerned delegates of Ayawaso West Wuogon write this petition.
“We are a group of over 500 delegates and we are from all the 11 electoral areas namely, Legon Electoral area A, Legon Electoral 8, Aempeasem Electoral area, Dzorwulu Electoral area, Okponglo Electoral area, Airport Electoral area, Christian centre Electoral area, Abelernkpe Electoral area. Tesano Electoral area, Westlands Electoral area, East legon Electoral area. We are from all the 137 polling stations in the constituency.
“Over the last days since we lost our Member of Parliament, Hon. Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko some people from his quarters have started pushing for one Lydia Alhassan, a ‘supposed second wife’ of the late Hon. Agyarko be made the Parliamentary candidate of our Party ahead of the bye-elections.
“Those pushing this agenda make reference to the case of Asutufi South constituency in the 2000 parliamentary elections where prior to the elections, Professor Djan Amoah, the late husband of Madam Cecilia who had returned from Zimbabwe and stood on the ticket of the NPP for the seat, reportedly died mysteriously. Madam Cecilia Amoah, his legitimate and legally wedded wife went ahead to win the elections on the ticket of the NPP.”
The petition continued: “Cecelia Amoah was not a ‘supposed second wife’ but was a legitimate and legally wedded one.
“We will like to state in clear terms that we will not support this agenda of Lydia Alhassan. We want a candidate who is a mother, a listener and win massively and, consolidate the gain we made in the last elections.”
