Addison Makes Strides

Lawyer Philip Addison is making waves in the Korley Klottey constituency. His performance during the Supreme Court election hearing appears to be one of the reasons behind many, especially women, calling him Pink Sheet when he stormed the place recently.

He was in Odornaa to see for himself the aftermath of a flood in this flood-prone part of Adabraka in Accra.

Interestingly, many volunteers have offered to work for him and it is working. DAILY GUIDE interacted with a number of residents of the constituency, especially in Tudu, and one of them called Raymond had this to say: 'This man is an asset for us in the constituency and we should count ourselves that he is offering to stand for consideration as parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Some of us are ready to work for him no matter what it costs to do so.'

Two persons came to the offices of DAILY GUIDE and their story was, 'we are for Philip Addison and we are working for him not for monetary gains but just so we can have him become our MP and represent us in Parliament.'

In another development, a group of concerned residents of Korley Klottey constituency have expressed disquiet about the tendency of quitting executive constituency positions soon after elections to vie for parliamentary candidature. One of them, Issa Kadiri, said 'a party constitutional amendment must be considered in the future to make it impossible for persons who hold such positions to be considered for parliamentary candidature until they have served out their terms. Such self-serving behaviour is not in the interest of party development.'

Speaking on the issue on Oman FM yesterday, Kwabena Agyepong, NPP General Secretary, also expressed worry about the tendency. He too proposed a future amendment in the party's constitution to make such transfers impossible. 'After all, such persons offered themselves to serve the party in those capacities. Why would they want to quit at this time to vie for parliamentary candidature, creating challenges for us?' he said.

A number of executive officers at constituency levels have opted to quit their positions so they can pick nomination forms for parliamentary elections.

Philip Addison has a rich CV in the legal realm. Many years ago, he had the opportunity of serving the late Adu Boahen as his backroom staff and so is not a stranger to the NPP.

By A.R. Gomda