A leading member of Alan Kyerematen's NPP flagbearership campaign team, Hopeson Adorye says some comments he made during a pro-Alan walk in the Ashanti Region over the weekend have been twisted to mar the beauty of the event.
Addressing thousands of Alan Kyerematen's supporters in a walk dubbed “Walk for Alan” Hopeson Adorye said: “There is one thing I am going to say. The NPP has a tradition. Our tradition is Busia, Danquah and Dombo. Danquah represents Eastern Region and the bottom (south), Danquah represents Ashanti Region and the Bono areas, while Dombo represents Northern Region”.
He continued: “whenever a Dankwa leads the party, the Busia side steps aside but there is a Dombo and whenever a Busia lead, the Dankwa side steps aside but there is a Dombo. As for the Dombos, they are always there.”
His comments have generated heated arguments within the NPP; with some even calling on Alan Kyerematen to condemn Hopeson’s ethnocentric statement.
But, Hopeson Adorye in an interview with NEAT FM’s morning show, Ghana Montie maintained that, “There is nothing wrong with what I said”.
According to him, media reports on his speech heightened tension.
“There is a viral video regarding my comments, so what is wrong with what I said. I never said Northerners are only fit for vice president position as reported,” he noted.
Adding that, “God is my witness, I never said that”.
Source: King Edward Ambrose Washman Addo/peacefmonline.com/ghana
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You see you have grown older than your senses? No wonder the presidency sacked you from his security apparatus.
Did you record yourself?
What Hopeson said has enhanced the prospects of Bawumia. Why is that even in the so-called abysmal economic problems in the country at the moment the ndc and the likes of Kwasi Pratt don’t want npp to choose Bawumia as their flag bearer? Alan as the trade minister has not been criticised by the ndc during this bad trade issues in our land. Why?
What you said was that the Dombo factor was always a constant vice position and that of the president's or flagbearer rotated between the Dankwah and Busia. The fact that this is what has been going on does not mean it is the tradition. You even admitted that Adu Boahene swayed from that and the great alliance too is an example. My advise is we should be mindful what we say when campaigning. We don't say things that would allow others to make undue political capital out of.
When you grow you talk like an elder. Such loose talks.