UFP sets its eyes on parliamentary seats

The National Chairman of the United Front Party (UFP), Nana Agyenim Boateng, says their focus now is on winning more parliamentary seats in the December 7 polls, after the qualification of its flag-bearer by the by Electoral Commission (EC). They are stepping up the campaign in the various constituencies, where they have put up candidates to win those seats. The UFP on September 29, elected Mr Kwaku Owusu Antwi, as its presidential candidate at its Cape Coast special delegates' congress to replace Mr Akwasi Addai, popularly known as "Odike", who it had earlier in December 2011, elected to run on the party's presidential ticket. Addressing a press conference in Kumasi, Nana Boateng, said the party was yet to take a decision on which of the presidential candidates to support - highlighting the continued confusion and cracks within the UFP.   Nana Boateng alias "Gyataba" repeated that "Odike" was not the UFP's flag-bearer and that there was no way the party would canvass for votes for him. "Odike" is an imposition by the EC, he said, and alleged that he was expelled from the party on grounds of corruption and conflict of interest. He said they found the decision by the EC to accept his nomination scandalous and renewed the threat to drag the body charged with the conduct of elections, to court. Nana Boateng served notice that at the appropriate time the UFP would come out with the name of the candidate in its view is best qualified to lead the nation and throw its weight behind him. The national executives were consulting with the regional and constituency officers and the grass root, on the one to give their votes to.

GNA