Suspended General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Kwabena Agyepong was left red-faced at the inaugural ceremony of President Nana Akufo Addo last Saturday.
An awkward encounter ensued between the suspended General Secretary and the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako during the ceremony which caught the attention of several dignitaries who attended the function.
Upon spotting Mr. Kwabena Agyepong seated among guests at the ceremony grounds, Mr. Bernard Antwi- Boasiako popularly known as Chairman ‘Wontumi’, personally told the suspended General Secretary to vacate his seat since his presence at the venue wasn’t needed.
The furore caught the attention of Dr. K.K Sarpong and Jacob Osei Yeboah who swiftly moved in to calm tempers by begging Chairman ‘Wontumi’ to allow sleeping dogs lie.
Hours after the news broke; Peacefmonline.com contacted Mr. Bernard Antwi- Boasiako to find out from him why he acted the way he did against Mr. Kwabena Agyepong.
According to him, Mr. Agyepong has never wished the NPP well after he was elected into office and manifested it by fueling day to day bickering in the party.
He added that it was under the “bad leadership of Mr. Agyepong that several sponsored violent acts broke out in the NPP”.
“I have my ears on the ground as Regional Chairman and I know the role Kwabena Agypong and Afoko played in the violence that took place in the NPP. It even led to death of our late Upper East Regional Chairman Adams Mahama”.
“Such people are not needed in the party. He wasn’t part when we struggled to get the party to power. He absence wouldn’t mean anything to us if he leaves and he must do that”, he said.
Kwabena Agyapong was indefinitely suspended after the disciplinary committee of the NPP was petitioned by some members of the party for what they described as gross disrespect and misconduct.
The NEC decided by unanimous decision of all 45 members present, to suspend Mr. Agyepong indefinitely from the position of NPP General Secretary.
The petitions against Mr. Agyepong included;
A) Violation of Article 3(D) of the NPP constitution which enjoins members to publicly uphold the decisions of the party, through various acts including;
ii. His disregard for NEC decision on 23rd October, 2015, suspending Mr. Paul Afoko.
ii. Various Public statements he made that cast the Party in bad light.
B) He engaged in unilateral actions and activities without consultation of, or authorization by the NEC, such as;
i. Writing to the Electoral Commission designating only himself and suspended Chairman Afoko as the only authorized signatories.
ii. Granting waivers to parliamentary aspirants
iii. Non-reference of legal matters to the proper legal Committee of the Party
iv. Interference with Constituency primaries against National Appeal Committee decisions and also, Court decisions.
v. Misrepresentation/misleading of NEC on status of some constituency primaries
vi. He, in conjunction with suspended Chairman Afoko and Sammy Crabbe, launched Party cards without authorizations from NEC.
Source: Chris Joe Quaicoe/ email: [email protected]
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