Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said suspended General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyepong, violated the party’s constitution after his suspension by his mere presence at certain party events.
According to Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, a suspended executive of the party, per the NPP’s constitution, cannot attend functions organised by the party such as the Extraordinary Delegate’s Conference which Mr Agyepong attended in Kumasi on Sunday, 17 December.
In the lawmaker’s view, to the extent that Mr Agyepong has on several occasions attended party events, he has violated the party’s constitution.
His comments come on the heels of a comment by Mr Agyepong that his suspension has been “too long”.
Mr Agyepong told the media on the sidelines of the party’s Extraordinary Delegates’ Conference that the national leadership of the NPP, must listen to those clamouring for his reinstatement.
He was suspended indefinitely along with the party’s Chairman Paul Afoko and Second Vice Chair Sammy Crabbe for allegedly working against the interest of the NPP ahead of the 2016 general elections.
The National Executive Committee of the NPP acted based on findings of the party's Disciplinary Committee and suspended the three on 10 December 2015.
The suspensions followed a petition brought against the three by some NPP members.
But speaking on this development in an interview on AccraFM Monday, 18 December, Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said: “I don’t know what he means by his suspension has taken too long because there was no timeline to his suspension.
“If you are suspended indefinitely, indefinitely could mean forever, and, so, we don’t know the basis for saying his suspension has taken too long.”
“Do you know that technically someone can argue that he has violated the party’s constitution? The constitution has stated clearly what he should do, yet he didn’t do it. By attending the party’s event yesterday and the one in Cape Coast, someone can argue that he has violated the party’s constitution.”
“I am not judging, I cannot judge alone, the parliamentary caucus will have to meet on this to decide what to do.”
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And I thought the majority leader was sensible.
Those attacking the Majority Leader should please go for check up "upstairs". Did he suspend Kwabena? Is it not true what he said?
This is the man (Kwabena Agyepong) who not appreciate that he has err and must apologies despite all his traitor and self centered acts, how can he appreciate this violation in the constitution. He should take this advice for the party executives to show mercy; He must be rebirth by showing genuine humility, sincerity and acknowledge his distasteful acts that plunged him this state and plead for leniency and forgiveness. It will however serve the party best if these three prodigals to be recalled as members but not to hold any party position. Arrest my case.
Majority leader, you disappointed me. I thought you were a peace-maker, reconciliator and a voice that we can rely on. Is Kwabena Agyepong suspended as general secretary of the party OR he was suspended as a member of the NPP? Circumstances put Kwabena Agyepong into this but not because of his love and commitment to the party. When Kwabena Agyepong was fighting to consolidate democracy and build a formidable Danquah-Busia-Dombo tradition where was Kyei Mensah Bonsu? Let Kyei Mensah Bonsu and like-minded people that after winning power, the next is to consolidate power or loose it. Kwabena is not interested in taking Majority leader position in parliament. He is interested in going back to the office he was voted for to hold. Unity, forgivenessand true reconciliation is what we need in NPP today. Kyei Mensah Bonsu, please Kwabene Agyepong is your fellow Asante man. Please shuut up.
I do not think that if the Kwabena Agyapong will be asking to be reinstated if the NPP had lost the 2016 elections. And it is not a parliamentarian who suspended him and the others. The body that suspended him have the sole right or obligation to reinstate him, period!!!!!
Me I don't a single sympathy for Kwabena Agyepong, Because he brought all to himself. As a good leader, You cannot say because you have been voted for no one can draw your attention to something the group dislike. Again you cannot say because you were voted for, it is wrong for a smaller group to suspend you. In any case, a president is voted for by the whole country, yet parliament can impeach and remove a president. Me I don't have the slightest sympathy for him, he brought all this to himself. You are not a General Secretary to yourself.
Sir Majority Leader, Kwabena in an interview with Joy news stated that he has done no wrong to apologize for. What was his offence? Can you please tell us and stop hiding behind the so called indefinite suspension. Please remember that as people voted for you to be a law maker,so was Kwabena Adjepong also voted for and know that your position is not permanent Why are you people trying to be tin gods?
Oh ho, aad3n,a'nt you tired of the suspension? , PLEASE, LET'S BE CONSIDERATE A BIT.kwabena Ay3 mobo so let's relax for him anit
***barred word***, they are appealing to other political party faithfuls to joins them and driving their own staunch members away. What kind of logic is this. This circumstance reminds about animalism. ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS.
To bring who Kwabena Agyapong back as what party general secretary, can he bring back to life those died through his actions, and if I may ask , has he finished eating the Fufu, Now the party is power so you want to be reinstated, Kwabena, wait when the party goes to the opposition, then you will have the opportunity to serve the party again as general secretary, but for now just forget,you can't reap where you have not sown, you desperate because the party is in power, would you have done same if is in opposition .so you are the one behind all those agitations, quees you have missed your secretary position because the party is in power, you not bigger than the party, neither are you wiser than the elders of the party, when the right time comes, you will definitely be invited, but for now enjoy your stay at home and continue enjoying your Fufu in Kumasi, And please stop wasting our ears , if you go bbc, CNN, etc , we ***barred word***, you are only looking for sympathy, and who will empathize with you, then that fellow is a total stranger to what happened to the party before 2016 election, Onaapo