News:
October 24, 2023
Mr. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, one of the flagbearer aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), ahead of the party’s delegate conference on Saturday November 4, 2023, to elect a presidential candidate has chosen Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia ahead of Ken Ohene Agyapong.
Speaking in a zoom interview he said “between Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and Ken Ohene Agyapong, in all good conscience, I prefer Dr. Bawumia to become the candidate of the party”.
According to him he has a feeling that he would be very different from the status quo, “and in life you can be different from the status quo. Again in life you can reengineer yourself.”
The former General Secretary of the ruling party noted that in Ghana late President Atta Mills who took over from late President John Rawlings is an example and former President Rawlings was all over the place complaining that, late Atta Mills does not listen.
“Power when it’s in your hands, you are the one who runs the show. I do not believe in the narrative that the cabal behind Akufo Addo would be controlling him pulling strings from behind. I want to give him that benefit of the doubt; the only way he can give the party and himself the good opportunity of winning is to demonstrate to the party and Ghanaians by his actions the decisions he make that he is his own man”.
He further added that, if he is in the position of helping the vice president achieve that, he will so that the party would give itself a reasonable chance of winning. “I am a party person and respect the decision of the party.
He was however; quick to point out that as a party, they have allowed so many things that have gone down unchecked and they need a new era. “We need a new dawn of decisive and strong leadership; it can be done and be achieved”.
He also pointed out that whoever the party elects as flagbearer, if he finds him wealthy of supporting him of contributing, “I will make that contribution.”
On his view, as to the resignation of Alan John Kyeremanten, he said he disagrees with a lot of the reasons put up by his team justifying why he left, “but that is his decision, I do not want to spend a lot of time on it”, he said.
He said he is a product of the party and he is not going to leave the party today or tomorrow; and that should put that matter to rest. You do not always get the best you want; this is the reality we have, and it’s the reality we have to deal with and I am prepared to deal with the reality, he added.
But was quick to point out that as a party, they have allowed so many things that have gone down unchecked and they need a new era. “We need a new dawn of decisive and strong leadership; it can be done and be achieved”, he emphasized.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com