Former Ho Municipal Chief Executive, Divine Bosson, has taken off the gloves and aimed straight at the jugular of former Tema West MP and immediate past DACF Administrator, Naa Torshie, accusing her of running the Common Fund like a personal fiefdom and helping escort the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to its “historic humiliation” in the 2024 polls.
In an interview with Adom News, Bosson described Ms. Torshie’s leadership style as “autocratic, self-serving and allergic to teamwork,” suggesting she handled national resources with the delicacy of someone guarding her grandmother’s treasure chest.
According to Bosson, under her watch, MMDCEs were reduced from local development drivers to mere spectators, forced to “look on helplessly” while the Common Fund was allegedly kept in a mysterious reserve account “as though the nation’s purse had turned into someone’s personal susu.”
He alleged that procurement under her office was a one-woman orchestra: she reportedly approved the projects, controlled the payments, and then awarded the contracts, all while supplying what he described as “questionable quality” items such as dual desks, cutlasses, and weedicides.
The message? If it didn’t break early, it wasn’t from the DACF.
Bosson didn’t stop there. He connected these alleged managerial excesses to the NPP’s electoral crash, arguing that grassroots workers, the very people who sweat, shout, and sacrifice to win votes — were left stranded.
“Our downfall in 2024 wasn’t just from the opposition. We sabotaged ourselves. Some people simply refused to do their jobs,” he declared.
He further claimed that some assemblies received less than GHC 3 million in total releases over three years, while current quarterly allocations have jumped into tens of millions. The sharp disparity, he said, created a cocktail of frustration and disillusionment among former MMDCEs.
Bosson also hinted that Ms. Torshie’s governance style may have pushed former Local Government Minister Dan Botwe to bow out, a suggestion that paints an even darker picture of internal tensions.
He added that several former MMDCEs are now quietly sitting on their hands, wary that a future victory by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, could return “the same old faces and the same old headaches” to positions of influence.
Yet, despite his fire and fury, Bosson insists the NPP still has a winning chance with Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at the helm.
“Let no one blame Dr. Bawumia for 2024. He was not the downfall. Naa Torshie was,” he proclaimed, urging party executives at all levels to return to active service.
His final message was as sharp as his critique:
“For 2028, Bawumia is our best bet and we must not repeat the mistakes that broke us.”
