The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Trobu Constituency Assistant Secretary and Constituency Secretary hopeful, Kofi Omane Amankwaah, has blamed the Member of Parliament for Trobu, Gloria Owusu, for the cancellation of the constituency executive elections, accusing her of deepening divisions within the party and undermining its internal democratic processes.
Addressing the on Monday, July 13, 2026, Mr. Amankwaah alleged that the MP’s actions, together with those of some constituency and regional party officials, contributed to the suspension of the elections by the party’s national leadership.
According to him, the National Elections Committee intervened to preserve the integrity of the process after concerns were raised over alleged irregularities in the preparation of the delegates’ album.
He claimed that despite meeting all constitutional and electoral requirements, several qualified delegates had their names removed from the final album ahead of the elections.
“Despite satisfying all these constitutional and regulatory requirements, numerous qualified members had their names unlawfully removed from the delegates’ album,” he alleged.
Mr. Amankwaah further claimed that some polling station executives who had won their elections were replaced with individuals who had been defeated at the polls.
“More disturbing was the replacement of duly elected Polling Station Executives with individuals who had been defeated at the polls,” he stated.
He alleged that many of the affected delegates were perceived not to have supported candidates preferred by the MP during the electoral area elections.
“The common factor in many of these cases was their perceived failure to support the MP’s preferred candidates during the Electoral Area Elections,” he claimed.
According to him, the petition submitted to the regional and national elections committees was intended to protect the credibility of the process rather than obstruct the elections.
“Our objective was never to obstruct the elections but to protect their credibility,” he said.
Mr. Amankwaah argued that allowing the elections to proceed without addressing concerns surrounding the delegates’ register would have resulted in confusion and possible security challenges.
“We foresaw the inevitable confusion, tension and possible security challenges that would arise if hundreds of legitimate delegates reported to polling centres only to discover that their names had been unlawfully deleted,” he said.
He welcomed the decision by the national leadership to suspend the elections and review the delegates’ album before fixing a new date for the polls.
The Trobu NPP executive hopeful also accused the MP of disregarding directives from the national leadership after the suspension was communicated to the constituency.
“It was therefore deeply unfortunate that the Member of Parliament publicly declared her intention to proceed with the elections notwithstanding the directive from National,” he alleged.
Mr. Amankwaah further alleged intimidation and victimisation of delegates, claiming some members received calls demanding to know which candidates they intended to support in the elections.
“Numerous delegates have reported receiving private calls demanding that they disclose the candidates they intended to support,” he claimed.
He insisted that the delegates’ album should not become a tool for settling political scores within the party.
“The delegates’ album must never become an instrument for political retaliation or victimisation. It is intended to reflect legitimate party membership, not personal political preferences,” he stated.
In some of his strongest remarks, Mr Amankwaah blamed what he described as poor leadership in the constituency for growing disunity within the party.
“Trobu Constituency used to be very peaceful, calm, accommodating and focused on our electoral victories until Hon. Gloria Owusu came onboard,” he said.
He added, “Her leadership is the worst. She is divisive, disrespectful, arrogant, selective and a threat to the party’s electoral survival.”
Mr Amankwaah further claimed that the divisions within the constituency had negatively affected the party’s electoral fortunes.
“The consequences of this growing division are already evident. Since the Hon. MP assumed office, the party’s parliamentary votes in Trobu have declined significantly from approximately 63,000 votes to about 40,000 votes — a difference of 23,000 votes lost to the NDC,” he said.
He called on the National Elections Committee to compile a fresh delegates’ album from the polling station level and conduct a new exhibition and verification exercise before a new election date is announced.
“We wish to state unequivocally that we are not opposed to elections. We are only opposed to manipulated elections,” he stressed.
The allegations emerge at a time when the NPP’s constituency executive elections across the country have been characterised by violence, court injunctions and disputes over delegates’ albums.
