{"id":21527,"date":"2022-05-12T14:14:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=21527"},"modified":"2022-05-12T14:14:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T14:14:07","slug":"pnc-sacks-apasera-dani-baah-for-breaching-constitution-asks-12-others-to-step-aside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2022\/05\/12\/pnc-sacks-apasera-dani-baah-for-breaching-constitution-asks-12-others-to-step-aside\/","title":{"rendered":"PNC sacks Apasera, Dani Baah for breaching constitution; asks 12 others to step aside"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the People\u2019s National Convention (PNC) has expelled its 2020 flag bearer David Apasera and the party\u2019s Chairman Moses Dani Baah, for breaching their constitution.<\/p>\n

The decision was communicated by the party through a communiqu\u00e9 issued after a meeting held in Accra on Thursday, 12 May 2022.<\/p>\n

The communiqu\u00e9 said: \u201cAfter a comprehensive discussion of the court\u2019s ruling on the matter brought against the party by Messrs David Apasera and Moses Dani Baah, NEC concluded that the duo have violated Article 14 (a) of the PNC Constitution which states: \u2018Any member of the party who is aggrieved by the party\u2019s action and inaction shall within twenty-one (21) days, first seek redress from the internal dispute resolution mechanism of the party and shall have a further right of appeal to congress\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NEC, the party said, \u201calso took notice of a purported Standing Committee meeting which was unduly conveyed and presided over by Messrs Apasera and Dani Baah on May 7, 2022\u201d, adding: \u201cThe said meeting was attended by some members of the party despite an official caution from the party leadership\u201d.<\/p>\n

Consequently, the party said \u201cfollowing their penchant for breaching the constitution of the PNC \u2014 a behaviour that has obviously disrupted the pursuit of our collective goals and derailed the progress of the party, the membership of Messrs David Apasera and Moses Dani Baah has been terminated\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is in accordance with the provisions of the constitution of the PNC, which states in Article 14 (b) that: \u2018A member of the party, who is in breach of (a) above, shall be liable to dismissal under this constitution, except otherwise agreed by the National Delegates\u2019 Congress upon an appeal by the said member of the Party\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, the PNC NEC has asked the party members who attended the \u201cunduly conveyed\u201d standing committee meeting to \u201cstep aside from their respective positions pending a disciplinary hearing\u201d.<\/p>\n

They include:<\/p>\n

i. Hajia Hajara Ali \u2014 1st Vice-Chairperson<\/p>\n

ii. Alhaji Omar Bekure \u2014 3rd Vice Chairperson<\/p>\n

iii. Mr. Abass Nuhu \u2014 National Organiser<\/p>\n

iv. Mr. Sampson Asampana \u2014 Chairman, Bono Region<\/p>\n

v. Mr. Richard Dzreke \u2014 Chairman, Oti Region<\/p>\n

vi. Mr Abraham Kaba Hirohito \u2014 Chairman, Ashanti Region<\/p>\n

vii. Mr. Siba Salifu Sakibu \u2014 Secretary, Greater Accra Region<\/p>\n

viii. Mallam Yakubu Tahir \u2014 Chairman, Western Region<\/p>\n

ix. Mr Arimeyao Ali \u2014 Organiser, Ashanti Region<\/p>\n

x. Mr. Oliver Ganaku \u2014 Secretary, Volta Region<\/p>\n

xi. Mr Abdul Samed Nurideen \u2014 Secretary, Bono Region<\/p>\n

xii. Ms Hidaya S. Ibrahim \u2014 National Women\u2019s Organiser Signed Members of NEC \u2014 PNC<\/p>\n

Read the full communiqu\u00e9 below:<\/p>\n

COMMUNIQUE AT THE END OF THE PNC’S NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (NEC) MEETING HELD IN ACCRA ON MAY 12, 2022<\/p>\n

1. Having constituted a majority of a quorum and pursuant to Article 45 of the Constitution of the People\u2019s National Convention (PNC), the National Executive Committee (NEC) held a meeting in Accra to, among other things, deliberate and decide upon issues of concern to the party.<\/p>\n

2. NEC successfully reviewed membership of the various Functional Committees namely, Legal and Constitutional, Research and Policy, International and Diasporas Relations, Finance and Fundraising, and Disciplinary committees. This is to promote inclusivity and ensure that members are chosen on the basis of their knowledge and experience.<\/p>\n

3. After a comprehensive discussion of the court\u2019s ruling on the matter brought against the party by Messrs David Apasera and Moses Dani Baah, NEC concluded that the duo have violated Article 14 (a) of the PNC Constitution which states: \u201cAny member of the party who is aggrieved by the party\u2019s action and inaction shall within twenty-one (21) days, first seek redress from the internal dispute resolution mechanism of the party and shall have a further right of appeal to congress.\u201d<\/p>\n

4. NEC also took notice of a purported Standing Committee meeting which was unduly conveyed and presided over by Messrs Apasera and Dani Baah on May 7, 2022. The said meeting was attended by some members of the party despite an official caution from the party leadership.<\/p>\n

Consequently, NEC duly adopted the following, which are now in full force and effect:<\/p>\n

(a) That, following their penchant for breaching the constitution of the PNC \u2014 a behaviour that has obviously disrupted the pursuit of our collective goals and derailed the progress of the party, the membership of Messrs David Apasera and Moses Dani Baah has been terminated. This is in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the PNC, which states in Article 14 (b) that: \u201cA member of the party, who is in breach of (a) above, shall be liable to dismissal under this constitution, except otherwise agreed by the National Delegates\u2019 Congress upon an appeal by the said member of the Party.\u201d<\/p>\n

(b) That the following members who attended the purported Standing Committee meeting step aside from their respective positions pending disciplinary hearing:<\/p>\n

i. Hajia Hajara Ali \u2014 1st Vice-Chairperson<\/p>\n

ii. Alhaji Omar Bekure \u2014 3rd Vice Chairperson<\/p>\n

iii. Mr. Abass Nuhu \u2014 National Organiser<\/p>\n

iv. Mr Sampson Asampana \u2014 Chairman, Bono Region<\/p>\n

v. Mr. Richard Dzreke \u2014 Chairman, Oti Region<\/p>\n

vi. Mr Abraham Kaba Hirohito \u2014 Chairman, Ashanti Region<\/p>\n

vii. Mr. Siba Salifu Sakibu \u2014 Secretary, Greater Accra Region<\/p>\n

viii. Mallam Yakubu Tahir \u2014 Chairman, Western Region<\/p>\n

ix. Mr Arimeyao Ali \u2014 Organiser, Ashanti Region<\/p>\n

x. Mr. Oliver Ganaku \u2014 Secretary, Volta Region<\/p>\n

xi. Mr Abdul Samed Nurideen \u2014 Secretary, Bono Region<\/p>\n

xii. Ms Hidaya S. Ibrahim \u2014 National Women\u2019s Organiser Signed Members of NEC \u2014 PNC<\/p>\n

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The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the People\u2019s National Convention (PNC) has expelled its 2020 flag bearer David Apasera and the party\u2019s Chairman Moses Dani Baah, for breaching their constitution. The decision was communicated by the party through a communiqu\u00e9 issued after a meeting held in Accra on Thursday, 12 May 2022. The communiqu\u00e9 said: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":21528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_post_source_name":"","_post_source_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4553,2508,9306,7455,2244,2701,8433,3790,7489,6693,10484,10507,6384,6412,12785,5934,12354,10954,9974,11743,9833,6385,795,11973,1300,4923,11634,1808,1463,5320,594,10353,7898],"class_list":["post-21527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-accra","tag-alhaji","tag-appeal","tag-ashanti","tag-ashanti-region","tag-behaviour","tag-bono","tag-bono-region","tag-chairman","tag-congress","tag-convention","tag-court","tag-david-apasera","tag-dismissal","tag-dispute","tag-expelled","tag-finance","tag-international","tag-leadership","tag-majority","tag-meeting","tag-moses-dani-baah","tag-nec","tag-one","tag-oti-region","tag-pnc","tag-volta","tag-volta-region","tag-western-region","tag-women","tag-who","tag-x","tag-xi"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}