Prior to the 2016 general elections, the NPP had to extend our campaign to most of the known actors in Ghana's movie and entertainment industry.
Some of these Celebrities joined the NPP's campaign through the thick and thin; they campaigned strongly for us in the NPP, whiles the likes of Bill Asamoah fall for the NDC and Mr. Mahama's money.
Bill Asamoah is a known NDC Member who did underground and opens campaign for John Mahama during the 2016 elections and we must all know he does not deserve this honor.
Matilda Asare, Agya Koo and a lot of these Celebrities trusted and therefore joined the NPP's campaign and campaigned ruthlessly for the party. Here we are in power and what do we see today?
The Minister of Tourism turns to reward persons like Bill Asamoah who played no role or contributed a thing to the course of our campaign.
If anyone deserves any form of honor we should recognise the works of persons like Matilda Asare, who campaigned for the NPP even when she was heavily pregnant, the likes of Agya Koo. These are the individuals who merit such honour.
As the Special Assistant to the Regional Chairman of the NPP, Ashanti, I was in charge of coordinating these Kumawood actors and actresses and I can tell you on authority that Bill Asamoah and Michael Afranie were the leading advocates for Mr. Mahama's campaign.
I want Madam Catherine Afeku to respectfully do a broad consultation before she begins honouring persons like Bill Asamoah who worked only for Mahama, opposed free SHS and did bidding for Mahama in the 2016 elections.
I also want her to understand that honouring NDC loyalists will discourage most of supporters and the celebrities we have targeted to work with during the 2020 elections.
I wish to ask again that, which credentials does Bill Asamoah has that the likes of Matilda Asare, 'Praye', Agya Koo and the likes do not have to be Tourism Ambassadors? These people are equally competent and it will hurt our fortunes as a party if we turn to honour only the known NDC loyalists.
I am very disappointed in the Minister and I ask her high office to do an introspective consultation if she wants to honor any of these celebrities in the entertainment industry.
Signed
Andy Owusu
NPP, Ashanti Region.
Source: Andy Owusu NPP, Ashanti Region.
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Infact we the NPP re really digging our own holes, I think when the NDC was in power the Minister of Tourism was enjoying something we don't know n now have to pay them back.
I was shocked to hear this afternoon about the steps some people in my constituency have taken concerning a man the President and the party have sidelined. He is a man who has used his resources to help the branch party. This gentleman has held varioua positions in the party and fring groups as chairman from 1992 in London to date. Through thick and thin this man is there climbing mountains, crossing rivers, walking through shrubs and sleeping in caves with the constituents. He will come down from London to attend party conferences, voters registration exercises, come for 4 months to campaign in a election and serve as polling station coordinator on election day. People in my town and London are saying if this man who is very closed to the President could be overlooked and people who haven't served the party one quarter of this man has done then the whole party reward system from Presidency to branch party is bogus and totally unfair. Upon all these that people from far and near, both party members and supporters have started losing hope and energy to work for the party. The irony of all these is that not the man is not qualified. He is well qualified intellectually and professionally in the financial discipline than most ministers and MMDCES. I'm afraid of apathy in my constituency and else where therefore the President must start firing non-performing Ministers and MMDCES who just dead woods in districts.