The Member of Parliament (MP) for Weija-Gbawe Constituency, Tina Naa Ayele Mensah, has mourned the passing of a political ally, the former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the area, Patrick Kwesi Brako Kumor.
The MP in an interview with Accra-based Onua TV, linked the passing of Kumor to his removal as MCE in February 2024.
She intimated further that Kumor’s dismissal was linked to her re-election bid flop as New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the 2024 polls.
In an interview laced with high emotions and tears at a point, the MP is heard saying: “He was a very strong guy, but he is gone. He thought he was working hard and dedicated himself to performing, he did not know that Tina Naa Ayele Mensah would lose an election and he would be dismissed.
“He did not know he’d be dismissed after I lost an election,” she stressed before lamenting why he was dismissed at all when he had been adjudged one of the best administrators at the national and regional levels.
“Patrick was voted national
best MCE, regional best MCE, so why was he dismissed? I was among the few Greater Accra MPs who appreciated the party’s votes but I was dismissed as was Patrick. He could not stand it and died with sorrow. He is gone, he is gone,” she said shedding tears.
She was speaking during a recent condolence visit to the Kumor family according to GhanaWeb checks.
Tina Mensah was relieved from her position as deputy health minister after losing the NPP primaries last year.
Mensah believes, in the case of Kumor, the removal was unjust and motivated by political factors adding that it contributed to his deteriorating health, culminating in his high blood pressure.
Kumor was one of 25 MCEs whose appointment was revoked by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
He was succeeded in the role by Mr. Michael Danquah.
Source: Ghana Web