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[ 2015-04-17 ] 
NPP chairman apologises to Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
Information reaching Daily Guide indicates that
the Ofoase-Ayirebi New Patriotic Party (NPP)
constituency chairman, Ohene Amponsah, has
rendered an unqualified apology to Kojo
Oppong-Nkrumah, for comments he made about the
latter to the effect that he doesn't qualify to
contest for the seat.
Ohene Amponsah was reported to have said that
Oppong-Nkrumah was not qualified to run for
Parliament on the ticket of the main opposition
party in Ofoase-Ayirebi.
"You must have served the party in the
constituency for at least two years to run as an
MP But Kojo has served the party for less than a
year and a half, so what is pushing him to stand
as an MP in this constituency?" Mr Ampomah queried
in an interview with Starr Fm on Friday, April 10,
2015.
The ace broadcaster, who recently announced his
intention to run in the NPP's parliamentary
primaries, said he has weighed the "potential
risks and discomforts of political life," but
upon "calls and encouragements to run," he has
come to the conclusion that he can help fix
Ghana's problems through politics.
"My decision to run for public office is not one I
have made lightly. I have weighed the calls and
encouragements to run, against the potential risks
and discomforts of political life. I have spent
weeks consulting with delegates and members of my
community and my family," the former host of Joy
FM's Super Morning Show wrote on his Facebook
page.
He added: "In Ghana today, many of us complain
about the ills of our nation. However, few of us
are willing to offer ourselves to be part of the
process of fixing these ills. Many of us think
nothing can be done. Others think the cost will be
too high.
However, Amponsah in an interview with Starr Fm
noted that any attempt to bulldoze
Oppong-Nkrumah's candidature through, in blatant
disregard for the laws of the party, would amount
to setting a bad example.
"I'm just stating the law in the constituency. If
the regional or national executives decide to pass
him then it will set a bad precedent for the party
in the constituency. That is why I'm trying to
prevent that. That is what I'm trying to avoid,
not that I'm opposed to his ambition.
"If Kojo goes, it will worry the party because
Kojo is a stranger in the party... He is not in
touch with the grassroots. He is a fine gentleman,
but he needs to serve the party for a while before
ascending to that level," Amponsah said.
Due to his utterances, some national and the
regional executives of the New Patriotic Party on
Tuesday summoned Ohene Amponsah to appear before
them to answer why he went on air to make such
comments.
The meeting, as gathered, took place at the
official residence of Nana Akufo- Addo at Nima in
Accra.
Sources told DAILY GUIDE that the party hierarchy
was angry over the chairman's comments.
At the meeting, Mr Ohene Amponsah rendered an
unqualified apology to Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah for
making such comments
Source - MyjoyOnline
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