What was thought to be a major facilitator to help push a candidate vying for the NPP presidential nod, rather did him in the very end.
With so much talk on who exactly was the star attraction and therefore had the most cash in his back pocket, an endless list of tongues consistently lashed at Mr. Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen for his show of open opulence.
In the end money which was thought to be a positive advantage, rather spelt his doom, after that fatal announcement by kingmaker Lord Oblitey Commey on the podium, which obviously changed the mood and possibly, voting acumen of delegates and pattern.
A man called Paul Afoko, obviously with business interests in the Western region and in the oil industry, was said to be doling out monies from a packed and waiting van.
One unconfirmed word had it that most of the aspirants also shared the cash package, ranging from ¢200,000 to ¢5 million per delegate.
Our elders say all dogs eat feaces except that the one in whose mouth it is found is worse than the rest.
And so when Mr. Afoko was caught and Organizer Commey’s announcement followed, Mr. Kyerematen looked jaded and punch-drunk.
One northern delegate told THE SUN on the election grounds that as much as ¢20 million was being stashed in each delegate’s pocket.
If that was hell enough, the reported case of ¢89 billion stationed somewhere on the Legon grounds from a certain bank, in the event of a second round was exactly Satan’s chamber in the fiery furnace of hell.
Informed sources say, Afoko has sworn to drag whistle-blower Organizer Commey to court, but that has only been termed AFTER CEMETERY TALKS by political observers who claim it will never see conception, let alone developing into that embryonic stage. Whether it is not a face-saving talk but one with the propensity to travel the long distance remains to be seen.
Source: GhanaWeb
