With barely 24hrs to the Regional Executive Elections of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) says it has rejected the album for polls calling it uncredible, fraudulent and not a true representation of their association.
TESCON says there is more than compelling evidence that all is not well with the election process in the Ashanti Region.
For a considerable period, aspirants in the contest have made requests to the party regarding the voters’ album.
At an emergency press conference at the Catering Rest House in Kumasi on Friday, May 27, 2022, the TESCON leaders, led by Seth Adjei aka TESCON Mugabe claimed the album to be used for the election tomorrow does not have the names of the TESCON president whose documents were taken for the preparation of the album.
“In fact, after thorough scrutiny, 35 anomalies have been detected in the album, ie: many of the supposed delegates are not students of the said schools, some are past TESCON members who are no more in the school and others totally unknown to TESCON. Many ghost names are found in the album”.
“As we speak, we have not received the names of people who are not members of TESCON, some of which are nurses and former students.”
The student body also alleged that some unaccepted institutions found their way into the album with assigned delegates.
“Members of the media, the following institutions have emerged as unaccredited TESCON institutions but have found their way into the album with assigned delegates:
THE SUPPOSED TESCON DELEGATE LIST
1. Kesseben University College Adum
Latif Sarpong Awuah is not a student of the said school. he was a formal president at Garden city university in 2018/2019
2. Gimpa Kumasi
Sarpong Judith was replaced by Derrick Agyei Yeboah a brother of the current regional youth organizer Mr Dennis Kwakwa
3. Kumasi Technical University
Anita Morgan is currently not a student but national service NASPA president hopeful Asokwa municipal
4. Valley View University
Lydia Osei who is a nurse working at Manhyia Hospital replaced with Seth Agyei
5. Offinso College of Education
Clinton Ofori was replaced with Owusu Baah Ebenezer currently not an executive of the institution
6. St Patricks Nurses And Midwifery Offinso
Troncy Gladys replaced with Abrafi Appiah currently not a student and a past TESCON president
7. Akrokeri College Of Education
Gideon Appiah replaced with Ama Aniwaah Afriyie
8. MidLand College Of Health Kumasi
Hamdiyah replaced by the president
9. Jackson Education
Cecilia Nyarko replaced by Boateng Evans
10. Wisconsin University
Opoku Prince Ofori is not an active TESCON member
11. Agona NTC
Serwaa Deborah replaced by Agyemang Mercy
12. Kokofu Nursing
Arthur Benedict replaced with Oppong Nyamekye
13. Royal Ann
Amadu Abdul Fatwu founder and current president of tescon replaced with Priscilla Ntiwaa not a student in the institution
14. KNUST
15. School of Hygiene
Stephen Boakye replaced by Rosemary Appiah
Collins Nana Baidoo current president replaced with Fadd the current NASARA coordinator.
However, Kumasi Nursing and Midwifery training college which they claim is accredited has been excluded.”
TESCON also said, “Based on this we wholly reject the supposed delegates list, it is not credible, it is fraudulent and not a true representation of the TESCON. We request that those of our leaders of TESCON who have so far been meeting with aspirants, and based on the established convention since 2010 be reinstated as the delegates to the Regional conference come tomorrow, Saturday, 2022.
Leaders of TESCON said they are going to petition the law court this evening to place an injunction on the elections.
Source: Oyerepafmonline.com/Joseph Marfo
