In the Upper East Region, a storm has been brewing within the ranks of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The Regional Chairman, Lawyer Anthony Namoo, found himself compelled to take an unprecedented step. In a letter dated May 19, 2024, he recounted the series of frustrating events that led him and the Regional Executive Committee (REC) to involve the police in a matter they would have preferred to resolve amicably.
The trouble began in the run-up to the 2024 General Elections, when the party allocated a pick-up vehicle to each of the 15 constituencies in the region. The vehicles were handed over to the parliamentary candidates (PCs) in Accra, with constituency chairmen as witnesses. It was agreed that by December 9, 2024, these pick-ups would be returned to the Constituency Executive Committees.
While most PCs either used the pick-ups for their campaigns or yielded them to the constituency chairmen, and subsequently returned them after the elections, there was one glaring exception: Charles Taleog Ndanbon, the Upper East Regional Organiser. Despite repeated requests and even a formal memo demanding compliance, Ndanbon refused to hand over the pick-up meant for the Nabdan constituency. Neither diplomatic appeals nor interventions by respected family members could convince him to release the vehicle.
The REC took up the issue in its meetings, with the matter being discussed at length on March 14, 2026. After months of absence, Ndanbon finally showed up at the April 9, 2026, meeting, explaining evasively that the pick-up had broken down. He implied that, as a regional officer, he deserved to keep using the vehicle, even though it was allocated to a specific constituency.
Efforts to resolve the matter internally reached a breaking point. The REC, unconvinced by Ndanbon’s assertions, in particular, his claim that the General Secretary had permitted him to keep the pick-up, formed a committee to retrieve the vehicle. The committee visited Ndanbon’s home, inspected the immobilized pick-up, and confirmed it was suffering from a clutch problem.
By May 5, 2026, the pick-up was back on the road. Yet, when representatives again approached Ndanbon to request his handover, he defiantly insisted he would not comply, again citing supposed authorization from higher up.
Frustrated by months of stonewalling and with all diplomatic channels exhausted, Anthony Namoo and the REC saw no alternative but to involve the Ghana Police Service. In his own words, Namoo described the regional organiser’s conduct as “impudent” and “insolent,” noting that Ndanbon already owned a personal pick-up and several other vehicles, yet still chose to deprive the Nabdam constituency of its designated pick-up, an act that disrupted party operations for over 20 months.
In light of what he called gross misconduct and insubordination, Anthony Namoo formally notified the General Secretary and announced that a police report had been filed to ensure the pick-up was retrieved for the Nabdam Constituency Executive Committee by all reasonable means.
Thus, a matter that began with friendly appeals and patient negotiation has now become a police affair, as the NPP battles to enforce party discipline and safeguard its resources in the Upper East Region.
Meanwhile, following the report by the Regional NPP Chairman, Mr. Ndanbon was arrested and later granted bail after the pickup was made available at the Upper East Regional Police Command. The CHANGAN HUNTER pick-up Vehicle has since been handed over to the party.
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Source: Apexnewsgh.com