[ 2014-04-14 ]

I won’t work against Nana Addo – Kwabena Agyapong
The newly elected General Secretary of the New
Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyapong has
dismissed claims that he will work against the
presidential bid of Nana Akufo-Addo.

Mr. Agyapong backed Alan Kyeremanteng for the
flagbearership slot against Nana Addo in 2010.

Party rumours say he is likely to ruin Nana
Addo’s ambition should the latter emerge winner
in the next flagbearship race.

But his aide, David Opoku Ansah stated, his boss
does not have such intentions.

“If you want one person who would want Nana Addo
to be President of the land, it will be Kwabena
Agyepong. That perception of he bringing an agenda
and all that; let’s brush it aside.”

He said the NPP believes in the rule of law and
also celebrates diversity noting that, Kwabena
Agyapong “will be the referee in the next
flagbearership contest so I doubt if Kwabena
Agyepong will be taking sides.”

Meanwhile, an aide to Nana Addo, Mustafa Hamid has
also said, if Nana Addo wins, he will work with
the party’s leadership irrespective of who is in
power.

He noted that Nana Addo will work hard to become
the flagbearer of the NPP “and whoever is
chairman or general secretary has the
responsibility of working to make him
President.”

He discounted assertions that Paul Afoko and
Kwabena Agyapong will actively campaign against
Nana Addo “because I am sure they want us to be
in power badly than Nana Addo wants us to be.”

Mr. Hamid however pointed out that Mr. Agyapong
with his current position in the party can no
longer be on the campaign train of Alan
Kyeremanteng.

The NPP over the weekend organized their national
delegates’ conference where they elected new
national executives to steer the affairs of the
party for a four-year term.

All incumbent executives lost their bid to retain
their position with the exception of the national
women’s organizer, Otiko Djaba.

Source - Daily Guide

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