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News emerging from the quarters of the main opposition party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Kwesimintsim constituency of the Western Region indicates that supporters of Mr Joseph Mensah have joined forces with NDC to work for NPP to lose the 2016 parliamentary election.

Whiles the party fights to reclaim power from the ruling NDC government, an aggrieved disqualified parliamentary aspirant, Joseph Mensah is alleged to have vowed to ensure that the incumbent parliamentarian in the area loses the seat, therefore making moves to contest as an independent candidate.

But, the idea, some members in the constituency have disclosed that Joseph Mensah has connived with the NDC to fight the NPP candidate and incumbent MP, Hon. Joe Baidoe-Ansah and that his bid is being financed by the ruling party.

Richard Kwabena Oppong an aggrieved constituent and a member of the New Patriotic Party who spoke on behalf of some grassroot supporters said that, Joseph Mensah was disqualified by the party's vetting committee at all levels including at the National Appeals Committee.

Reason being that Joseph Mensah's membership card was forged, and it was established as not NPP card.

Again, it was established that Joseph Mensah is not known as an NPP member in the constituency and that after being disqualified he later sought to bog down the NPP campaign by going to court to secure an injunction on the constituency parliamentary primaries. And now he is making preparations to contest as an independent candidate.


But the grassroots supporters of Kwesimintsim have vowed to expose Mr Joseph Mensah and ensure that Nana Addo and Hon Joe Baidoe-Ansah become victorious in the 2016 elections.

BACKGROUND OF THE COURT CASE

The NPP's National Appeals Committee upon its investigation found out that Joseph Mensah's card was not in the party's database as such not being a true member of the party, as he bears a fake party card which was enough grounds to disqualify him.

The matter was sent to the Sekondi High Court by Mr. Joseph Mensah where he also secured an injunction on the primary in the constituency, until the final determination of the case.

But for over a year now, the finality of the case is yet to be seen.

As a result, the Kwesimintsim Constituency is yet to have a parliamentary candidate with barely four months to the elections in December.