[ 2015-05-27 ]

NPP Council of Elders want Afoko, Agyepong out
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Council of Elders
have asked embattled Paul Afoko and Kwabena
Agyepong, National Chairman and General Secretary
respectively of the party to step aside.

However, the Council’s decision must first be
endorsed before it can have a binding effect,
party’s Director of Communications Nana Akomea
has told Joy News.

“These are recognised segments of the party. But
they still remain segments of the party until
their recommendations and views are endorsed at
the National Executive Committee level or at the
national council level; they still remain segments
and opinions from the segments of the party.”

There have been myriad of calls for Paul Afoko and
Kwabena Agyepong's resignation with several
regions passing vote of no confidence in their
leadership.

Many have accused the two of working against the
ultimate interest of the party to win power in the
2016 elections: ironically, it is for this same
reason of forming the next government they were
elected by party’s delegates last year.

What broke the back of the camel, facilitating
calls for their removal from office, is last
week’s fatal acid attack on NPP Upper East
regional Chairman, Adams Mahama.

The deceased had not been in good terms with the
two, a fact Mr. Afoko publicly admits.

Paul Afoko and Kwabena Agyepong have been accused
of remotely having a hand in the attack on Adams
Mahama by some supporters of the party.

This is being given credence following the try of
Gregory Afoko, a brother of the party chair as a
key suspect in the callous acid attack.

Gregory is said to have formed a group to protect
the duo and their supporters after Mr. Mahama was
alleged to have organised thugs to scuttle a
meeting by the two about a week before his death.

Meanwhile, Kwabena Agyepong has vehemently
rejected calls for his resignation.

"I am a very firm, strong person and resolute. By
the Grace of God I believe in what I am doing I
know I am right I am going to stick to my
position. Those who think i am going to resign
better think about that. I am not going to resign.


Those who want to impeach me can go ahead. I will
make sure they will lose the impeachment effort.
"Good will eventually triumph over evil. The evil
forces at play who are trying to destroy it, they
can't do it," he insisted in an interview with Joy
News.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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