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The feud in the opposition People's National Convention (PNC) has taken a new twist with an extraordinary National Executive Committee meeting deciding to overturn the indefinite suspension of the General Secretary, Janet Asana Nabla.

The meeting held in Kumasi Tuesday morning (September 7, 2021) also decided to remove from office, the National Chairman of the party, Mr Moses Dani Baah and the National Leader of the party, Mr David Apasera, who was the presidential candidate of the party in the 2020 elections.

Graphic Online's Kwadwo Baffoe Donkor reports from Kumasi that the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the PNC, Mr Bala Maikankan has been sworn in as the new acting national chairman of the party.

Internal wrangling

Internal wrangling have taken centre stage in the PNC for some months now.

The wrangling deepened following a recent petition submitted to the Electoral Commission (EC) asking the election management body not to recognise some persons occupying positions in the party.

While a group, led by the party’s leader, Mr David Apasera and national chairman, Mr Moses Dani Baah, last week met and declared its General Secretary, Ms Janet Asana Nabla suspended with immediate effect, another group led by Ms Nabla held a counter virtual meeting and called on the leader of the party, Mr David Apasera and national chairman, Mr Moses Dani Baah to resign from their respective positions within one week or face the consequences of a properly constituted NEC.

COMMUNIQUE AT THE END OF THE EXTRAORDINARY PNC NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (NEC) MEETING HELD IN KUMASI, 7TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2021

Pursuant to Article 45(1a) of the PNC constitution, NEC met in Kumasi extraordinarily, to address recent disturbing occurrences in the party and to make a determination on a petition brought before NEC by the General Secretary; Janet Asana Nabla, the Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer; Muniru Mohammed and the Communication Director of North East; Mamuna Yidana.

Present at the meeting were nine (9) regional chairmen and secretaries, some national officers as required by law.

National Vice Chairman Henry Asante and Sam Adeifio (the Central Regional Secretary) were present virtually via Zoom.
NEC judiciously deliberated on recent occurrences in the party and resolved as follows:

That the NEC meeting of 28th August 2021 was not properly constituted pursuant to Article 45(3) and as such that meeting is null and void and its outcome must be treated with contempt.

That NEC subjected the petition submitted by the three to very diligent scrutiny and upholds all the accusations as the truth. Consequently, Mr. David Apasera and Mr. Moses Danibaah are guilty of the accusations.

That, they are removed from their respective offices pursuant to Article 49(a)(4) of PNC constitution for misconducting themselves as prescribed in the petition indefinitely.

That in their absence, the Greater Accra Regional Chairman shall act as the National Chairman and Leader of the PNC.

That the General Secretary is cleared to continue to conduct her function as stated in the constitution.