Elected assembly members of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) are set to petition Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and President of the republic, Nana Akufo Addo, over Ashanti regional executives of ruling NPP continues interference in operations of KMA.

According presiding member of KMA, Abraham Boadi, leadership of the party for some time now has been fighting the mayor for various contracts with lack of expertise and resources to execute within expected time.

Others are also using all available forces to facilitate inclusion of party members in distribution of newly Kejetia market shops instead of already register members.

The mayor’s through the KMA’s rejection of the party’s leadership proposal has created hatred between him and the regional executives for failing to support the party members interest first agenda.

This among other factors he said are reasons why the assembly has failed to hand over Kejetia shops to its rightful owners after completing validation of registered member.

Speaking in an interview with Ultimate FM’s Isaac Bediako, Mr. Boadi said, interfere of the assembly works backed by laws by the ruling party is drawing developmental agenda of KMA for Kumasi back.

“We the assembly members are all aware of the happening between the mayor of Kumasi Osei Assibey and the NPP regional executives. We will never allow the party to bully the mayor for doing the right thing. We are aware of what the regional minister, and his camp are doing through the NADMO coordinator who double as first vice chairman of NPP’’ said.

He added, the assembly members will resist any attempt by the NPP executives to control operations of KMA.
“Assembly operates with local government act not political party’s interest, therefore we will make sure the mayor operates in line with the local government act. We are solidly behind the mayor. Next week we will petition Otumfuo the life patron of KMA, and the President of the republic over the issue. In fact our petition is ready we are just waiting for Otumfuo to arrive from his foreign trip’’ he noted.

He also warned underperforming MP’s in Kumasi who are lobbying for removal of the mayor to channel their energies to lobbying for the developmental projects in their various constituency.
“We the assembly members will reject any person the president will bring as mayor if Hon. Osei Assibey’s detractors succeed in his removal from office” he warned.

 Kasapa