In a letter dated February 20, 2025, and signed by Upper East Regional NPP Chairman Anthony Namoo, Esq., six suspended constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Pusiga Constituency of the Upper East Region have been directed to step aside and appear before the regional disciplinary committee over alleged anti-party behavior.
The suspended executives are:
1. Awinimi Emmanuel – Constituency Communication Officer
2. Belingumse Sawuda – 2nd Vice Chairman
3. Haruna Salam – Assistant Secretary
4. Kazussah Jacob – Treasurer
5. Salifu Ibn Adam – Elections and Research Officer
6. Iddrisu Kadiri – Deputy Nasara Coordinator
In the 2020 general election, the then candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Pusiga constituency, Abdul Karim Dubire, was able to close the winning margin to 63, making history in the Pusiga constituency parliamentary election since 2000, thanks to the hard work of the current communication officer for the Pusiga constituency, Mr. Emmanuel Awinimi.
But in the 2024 general election, the CEO of Buffer Stock, Alhaji Abdul Wahab Aludiba, represents the party in the Pusiga constituency. He ignored the good work and the influence of Mr. Emmanuel Awinimi as a communication officer, with the influence of some party executives of the party not to include some party members .
The candidate had his own campaign team working with him, with the exception of the communication officer. However, under the name of the party NPP, the communication officer performed his duties as a communication officer of the NPP in the Pusiga constituency before, during, and after the December general election.
Unfortunately, the NPP, led by Alhaji Abdul Wahab Aludiba Hannan, lost to the incumbent MP, Hon. Hajia Laadi Ayi Ayamba, who performed miracles and wonders by sending good messages from her party to the voters and promoting teamwork.
Hon. Hajia Laadi Ayi Ayamba won with a vote difference of 3,575, making this her fourth time representing the good people of the Pusiga constituency in Parliament.
Some members of the Pusiga constituency NPP campaign team squandered the resources given to them to secure votes, instead of engaging with anyone they believed was not supportive of Hannan.
According to some of the affected executives we spoke to off the record, their constituency chairman was seen on camera campaigning for the NDC party at the rally grounds while still holding his position as the constituency chairman of the NPP in the Pusiga constituency. For their part, they are waiting for the reason for their suspension before they can make any comments to the public.
