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[ 2014-04-23 ]

We will not be used to fight any proxy war - Sammy Awuku
The newly elected National Youth Organiser of the
opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Awuku
has sent a stern warning to prospective candidates
of the party’s flagbearership position not to
fall on the youth to do their dirty jobs.

According to him, the youth in the NPP will not
allow themselves to be manipulated by anybody as
far as the flagbearership race is concerned.

Sammy Awuku bemoaned the emergence of the
flagbearership debate in the NPP especially coming
on the back of the Party’s National Delegates
Conference at Tamale.

“The expectations are that the new executives
will bring unity in the party. I have absolutely
no problem with anyone who wants to contest for
the flagbearership position because it is a
democratic party; but in our quest to do this we
must be mindful of our utterances and
actions…This time, the youth are not going to
allow themselves to be divided; youth for this,
youth for that. NPP youth will not be used to
fight any proxy war in the flagbearership race,”
he said.

Controversies in the NPP took a different turn
after its delegates conference as names of
probable aspirants for the flagbearership position
started popping up. Even though the debate
surrounding those names lingered in the run-up to
the party's Tamale conference, it has become worse
in recent times.

Even though nominations have not yet opened, some
are of the view that Mr. Alan Kyerematen, instead
of contesting again for the flagbearership
position should rather put his support behind Nana
Akufo Addo.

Another section also think Mr. Kyerematen should
go independent since Nana Akufo Addo is not giving
him the chance to win the flagbearership
position.

An aide to Nana Akufo Addo, has even indicated
that Alan Kyerematen can go solo if he so wishes
and believes he is more popular outside of the
party, because the constitution gives him that
right.

Mr. Kyerematen on the other hand has pointed out
that nobody can rein in his desire to contest for
the flagbearership position in the party because
NPP operates in a democratic dispensation.

Contributing to a panel discussion on
‘Kokrokoo’, Sammy Awuku said “It is sad that
this debate came up barely one week after the new
executives were elected…we should have milked
the success of this election for a while…”

He stressed that the newly elected executives, led
by its chairman, Paul Afoko will not superintend
over confusion and counter-accusations from
candidates and their supporters especially after
the party open nominations.

“The new executives will be fair and firm. We
will not allow anybody to malign another person
because of a position…it will not happen and
that is why we will urge that they should let
their campaign be decent, let it promote the
virtues and ideals of the NPP so that the youth
will emulate. We need a strong disciplined party
for 2016. This is not time to show how well we can
destroy. It is time to show how well we can build
our party and a party that is willing to come to
power. I am clear in my mind that just as we went
through the congress to elect the new executives,
NPP will go through the face of the flagbearership
race but we will not sit for things to get out of
hands; we will guide the process and that is how I
think we can crack the whip,” Sammy Awuku said.

Source - Peacefmonline



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