[ 2016-02-08 ]

NPP must punish “reckless” Ken Agyapong - Group
A youth advocacy group within the New Patriotic
Party (NPP) known as ‘Save NPP Now’ has
petitioned Minority Leader, Osei
Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, requesting the removal of Assin
Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy
Agyapong as a Ranking Member on the Parliamentary
Select Committee on Communications, for hurling
abuses at a female radio presenter in Accra.

In a statement released Monday February 8, 2016
and signed by its Director of Communications Baah
Acheamfour, the group said it felt
“scandalised”, “astonished and
embarrassed” by the “wayward” and
“reckless conduct” of Mr Agyapong, who is a
member of the party.

The lawmaker in the past week engaged in vitriolic
exchanges with radio presenter Valentina Nana
Agyeiwaa, more popularly referred to as Afia
Schwarzenegger, on radio and social media.

But the group feels the attitude of Mr Agyapong,
must be punished.

In view of that the group has asked the Minority
Leader to remove Mr Agyapong as Ranking Member on
the Parliamentary Select Committee on
Communications to protect the sanctity of
parliament.

The statement said: “…It is our manifest
intention, through this petition, to call on your
good office and the Leadership of Parliament, to
remove Mr. Kennedy Agyapong as the Ranking Member
on the Parliamentary Select Committee on
Communications with immediate effect since his
thoughtless comments and insults are a disgrace to
Parliament in general and the NPP in
particular.”

The statement is published below:

SAVE NPP NOW!

PRESS RELEASE

7TH FEBRUARY, 2016

THE MINORITY LEADER
PARLIAMENT OF GHANA
ACCRA

Dear Sir,
PETITION TO REMOVE MR. KENNEDY AGYAPONG AS THE
RANKING MEMBER ON THE PARLIAMENTARY-SELECT
COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS.

We, the members of SAVE NPP NOW, a youth advocacy
group within the NPP are scandalized with the
unprintable insults which were recently heaped on
a female radio presenter by the Member of
Parliament for Assin Central, Mr Kennedy
Agyapong.

It goes without saying that the New Patriotic
Party does not subscribe to such unguarded,
uncivilized and uncouth utterances from its
Members of Parliament. Therefore, we are still
astonished and embarrassed that a Member of
Parliament on the ticket of the NPP who serves a
very sensitive Parliamentary Committee, would
commit himself to such wayward and reckless
conduct.

It is public knowledge that Mr. Kennedy Agyapong
has a reputation as a noisy politician with an
acidic tongue, whose shameful actions have not
attracted any sanctions from the august house of
Parliament, the Minority Caucus nor the Party. We
consider this development as unfortunate since Mr.
Kennedy Agyapong has consistently dragged the good
name of Parliament and NPP into total disrepute
and exposed Parliament and our Party to
international ridicule.

The sanctity of Parliament ought to be respected
by its Members through responsible, respectful and
exemplary conduct, which Mr. Kennedy Agyapong
undoubtedly falls short of. It is regrettable that
in this age and time where MPs are supposed to be
focused on imbibing best practices in passing
useful legislations, Mr. Kennedy Agyapong has
found an unbridled appetite for engaging in
indecent behaviour on radio and television.

We are very much aware that Mr. Paul Afoko once
suggested that Mr. Kennedy Agyapong be changed as
the Ranking Member on Communications in order to
save the party from further embarrassment.
However, the Flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo
vehemently opposed that suggestion. Does Nana Addo
endorse and support the disgraceful behaviour of
Kennedy Agyapong? We do not want to believe that
Nana Addo pats him on the back and congratulates
him for a good job done after every act of
indiscipline, repugnant and unacceptable
behaviour.

Therefore, it is our manifest intention through
this petition, to call on your good office and the
Leadership of Parliament to remove Mr. Kennedy
Agyapong as the Ranking Member on the
Parliamentary Select Committee on Communications
with immediate effect since his thoughtless
comments and insults are a disgrace to Parliament
in general and the NPP in particular.

Long live Ghana
Long live NPP
#SAVE NPP NOW.

………….Signed………

Baah Acheamfour
Director of Communications, SAVE NPP NOW

CC:
The Speaker of Parliament
The Majority Leader
The Minority Caucus
The Flagbearer, NPP
The National Chairman, NPP
All Civil Society Organizations
All Media Houses

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