Popular Ghanaian lawmaker, Kennedy Agyapong has said it’s a complete fallacy that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is an Akan party and wonders why their opponent as well as members within the elephant family label the party as such.
While giving his perspective on this subject on Oman FM, the maverick politician said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who often propagates this propaganda the most also reflects the same characteristic as they have never chosen an Ashanti as flagbearer before.
‘People say NPP is an Akan party, it’s rubbish. Has NDC ever picked an Ashanti as a presidential candidate? When did they pick an Ashanti as vice president? Why should we run away from the truth?
We should be bold to criticize anyone who tags the NPP as an Akan party. Has the NDC ever picked an Ashanti? We will say it and it will come to pass. Tell me when NDC picked an Ashanti as a presidential candidate. Why do we always tag ourselves as Akan party? It won’t help the party.
NDC has the courage to pick anyone. They also choose either Northerner or Voltarian why don’t we also say that it’s a party for Northerners or Voltarians,’ he slammed.
On the same platform, he talked about the hullabaloo created by NPP members about who succeeds Nana Akufo Addo. According to him, this is distracting the President from performing and it’s a recipe for disaster for the party in 2024. In any case, he says Bawumia is the best person to lead the NPP in 2024.
He said: ‘I will plead with everyone to shelve the conversation about the ambition. If you don’t allow president Akufo-Addo to work for three years, I’m afraid you might have the best brain but the Ghanaians won’t vote for us. Our behaviour is clearly showing that defeat in 2024 is staring at us’.
SOURCE: www.Ghgossip.com
