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General Secretary of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has strongly asserted that the National Executives of the party will crack the whip on any erring member so as to ensure that respect and discipline in the party is maintained. He said, he, together with his colleague executives, will not hesitate to read the riot act to any group of persons or an individual in the party who will take the law into their own hands as far as the good of the party is concerned. The bickering and internal squabbles within the NPP appear rising by the day. There was a clash between security guards appointed by the old executives and those allegedly appointed by the new executives at the party's National Head quarters in Accra, Monday. The timely arrival of police from the Nima Divisional Command prevented what could have been a bloody spectacle since the old guards fiercely resisted the attempt by the new guards to take over their duties at the party's National Headquarters. Groups supporting one candidate or the other are most often at each other�s throat, regional chairmen are demanding for a change in the date for congress, the party is facing a suit action and the use of unprintable words by some members against the National Executives and other members are on the ascendency. Speaking to matters arising in the opposition party, Kwabena Agyepong called for unity and respect for democratic rights of others saying �there was so much noise in the NPP presently.� Regional Chairmen press conference Regional Chairmen of the NPP recently petitioned the National Council (NC) of the party to change the date for the election of the party�s presidential candidate from December 6, to a day in September 2014. According to them, if the party maintains the December 6 date, every effort made to address the current issues confronting it would yield no positive result and would consequently cost NPP a great deal in its collective effort to unseat the ruling National Democratic Congress in 2016. But the General Secretary expressed surprise at the call, since according to him, they (Regional Chairmen) were part of the committee that fixed the December 6th date. �I was surprised that the regional chairmen, who are the embodiment of our party; who have access to the national council will come out with such a statement. I was surprised. Why couldn�t they wait for the national executive committee meeting or the national council meeting?� he asked. Court case On June 17 this year, a leading member of the party, David Hoezame, filed a motion for an interim injunction specifically praying the Accra High Court to restrain the NPP from conducting the Presidential elections until the final determination of the suit challenging the present composition of National Council (NC). Even before the motion is heard on July 3, Northern Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bugri Naabu, accused the National Chairman and General Secretary of deliberately orchestrating the court action. In response to this, Kwabena Agyepong held that the normal procedure where one has to go through grievance processes in the party should have been followed before the suit was filed. He nonetheless refuted claims that he and Paul Afoko, are behind the filing of the suit. �Any individual in this party, according to our constitution, must go through the grievance processes before going to court�you don�t have to resort to a court action. If you feel that you are not happy with something, you can see the national executives or even write to the General Secretary of the party and air your views��