The second wife of the late Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, Lydia Alhassan Agyarko, has said she has never been interested in contesting for the seat her husband occupied before his demise in November, 2018.
She indicated that although several party members had suggested that she considers contesting, she had asked for time to mourn her husband first.
“I wish to clear the air and state that I have not expressed interest in the upcoming by-election in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency. I have remained in a deep state of shock and mourning following the sudden demise of the father of the seven beautiful children of EK, five of which I bore with him. I believe I can say same for Naana and her beautiful kindhearted Jane and Sonny.”
“Why anybody would want to do this to a family in mourning beats my imagination. Yes, several members of our party in the constituency in general have approached to suggest that I consider the idea and my response to them have remained the same, that I be allowed to bury the father of my children in peace, and that the time is quite inappropriate for me now to engage in any such discussions,” she said in a statement.
Her comments come in the wake of calls by some polling station executives and some constituents of the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, including some students of the University of Ghana and GIMPA for the her to contest for the seat.
The youth on Monday massed up at the NPP headquarters to present a petition demanding that she should be allowed to vie for the position.
There’s another group of NPP members who are also pushing for another woman, believed to be the current and First wife of Agyarko, Josephine Nana Baiden Agyarko, to contest the seat.
Posters of the two women are already out in the public domain.
Below is a copy of Lydia Alhassan’s statement on the development
I wish to clear the air and state that I have not expressed interest in the upcoming by-election in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency.
I have remained in a deep state of shock and mourning following the sudden demise of the father of the seven beautiful children of EK, five of which I bore with him.
I believe I can say same for Naana and her beautiful kind and hearted Jane and Sonny.
Why anybody will want to do this to a family in mourning beats my imagination.Yes, several members of our party in the constituency in general have approached to suggest that I consider the idea and my response to them have remained the same, that I be allowed to bury the father of my children in peace, and that the time is quite inappropriate for me now to engage in any such discussions.
I have also encouraged all to take the matter of the by-election in our constituency to the Lord in prayer.
I have heard of agitations from sections of the constituency for my candidature and I have sought to discourage those actions believing that at the right time the rank and file of the party shall decide on a candidate that we should all support.
I appeal to the NPP family to tone down on the politics a bit in honour of a man, who sacrificed and paid his due to the party at this time as the family prepares for a befitting burial.
Let us join the family mourn a brother, a father, a husband, a gentle soul who loved humankind extremely.
Signed
Lydia Alhassan
As a member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Agyarko has been the MP for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency since 2012, after he replaced the current Chief of Staff, Frema Opare as MP for the area.
A pharmacist by profession, he was once the Chief Executive of the Food and Drugs Authority, during President Kufuor time in office.
In Parliament, he served on the Environment, Science and Technology Committee, chaired the Government Assurance Committee, and also served on the Health Committee.
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