Tensions are intensifying within the Wulensi branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Northern Region, as a coalition of suspended members is demanding the immediate reversal of what they describe as an illegal and politically motivated decision by the constituency’s executives.
At a press conference held in Kanjo on Sunday, June 15, the group—calling itself Concerned Suspended Loyal Members—accused the local party leadership of flouting the party’s constitution by suspending 96 members without due process or any form of disciplinary hearing.
“We demand the immediate reversal of the suspension and a public apology to all affected members,” declared Seth Augustus Tangnun, secretary of the group. “The illegal suspension violates Article 48 Clause 123 of our party constitution, which mandates fair hearing, due process, and proper communication. This is not party discipline — it is political prosecution.”
According to the group, the root of the conflict stems from their decision to back an independent parliamentary candidate in the 2024 general elections—a move they insist was not an act of disloyalty, but a strategic choice in response to what they described as the former NDC MP’s disconnect from the grassroots.
They argued that their support ultimately benefited the party, pointing out that the independent candidate—now the elected MP for Wulensi—caucuses with the NDC in Parliament, giving the party a functional advantage.
Despite efforts at reconciliation spearheaded by then-presidential candidate John Dramani Mahama during the 2024 campaign, the internal cracks within the Wulensi NDC continued to widen. After the elections, local executives moved swiftly to sanction members aligned with the independent MP, branding them as disloyal.
The situation escalated further last week when those same executives held a press conference to protest the appointment of a new NADMO District Coordinator, alleging that the individual was imposed on the constituency through the influence of the independent MP and was not a registered NDC member.
But the suspended group pushed back hard on Sunday, describing those claims as false and politically motivated. They defended the NADMO coordinator as “a loyal and long-serving NDC member who earned the appointment based on merit.”
The group warned that the continued suppression of dissent within the party was only deepening divisions and eroding trust in the local leadership. Nevertheless, they reaffirmed their allegiance to the NDC.
“We remain loyal to the National Democratic Congress, but we will not sit by while unconstitutional actions and internal witch-hunts destroy the unity of our party,” they said.
The growing unrest in Wulensi underscores the lingering fractures within the NDC’s grassroots machinery in parts of the Northern Region and raises serious questions about the party’s internal cohesion ahead of future political contests.
