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Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku
January 19, 2022
Former Trade and Industry Minister under former President John Agyekum Kuffour’s administration, Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, ahead of the ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearership contest has said the party should select the best candidate with the capacity to deliver.
According to him it is not an issue of the NPP selecting a flagbearer from an ethnic minority for the party to be acceptable to Ghanaians in the 2024 Presidential elections especially talking about breaking the two term eight (8) years.
“We should have someone who would sustain the confidence of the people, and it should be we are willing to give it to you because, we know you would break the 8 to continue and sustain it. Again it’s deeper than just saying it should be given to the man of the moment, I believe I am the one who has the capacity”.
Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, Commissioner for Macro Economic Policy and Economic Research of ECOWAS was speaking on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 on a current affair programme ‘Ekosiisen’ on Asempa Fm.
He indicated his intention to contest the NPP presidential primaries when the time is due.
As to who the man of the moment is when it comes to the upcoming flagbearership contest; he noted that there has not been any election to determine that.
“People can come up with names, I have not been involved because, ECOWAS rules do not permit me, so people are even surprise and have said, so you would come, if you would come then we would support you that is what I hear”.
Again, “we should not overstretch this concept of ethnicity; it is not helpful, Ghana want the best person to lead us”, and whether the current Vice President Dr. Mahmud Bawumi would be a good president because his name has come up is yet to be known.
He noted that it’s not for him to judge but it’s the NPP delegates. And touching on the vice-president as head of the economic management team, he indicated that if he has been impressive, “the people would reward him, I cannot judge if he has been good or bad”, he stated.
“I have the capacity to deliver and Dr. Apraku should be rewarded”. Touching on policies he would be bringing up when elected as flagbearer, he pointed out that the NPP has a lot of policy programmes being rolled out, and he does not have to come out with one now.
“We should have a resilient economy where people would live in dignity and I would ensure that the law and regulation of this country works irrespective of personalities, and there should be accountability; government should be responsible to the people a lot more”, he added.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com