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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.”