Suspended General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Kwabena Agyepong was left red-faced at the inaugural ceremony of President Nana Akufo Addo last Saturday.
An awkward encounter ensued between the suspended General Secretary and the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako during the ceremony which caught the attention of several dignitaries who attended the function.
Upon spotting Mr. Kwabena Agyepong seated among guests at the ceremony grounds, Mr. Bernard Antwi- Boasiako popularly known as Chairman ‘Wontumi’, personally told the suspended General Secretary to vacate his seat since his presence at the venue wasn’t needed.
The furore caught the attention of Dr. K.K Sarpong and Jacob Osei Yeboah who swiftly moved in to calm tempers by begging Chairman ‘Wontumi’ to allow sleeping dogs lie.
Hours after the news broke; Peacefmonline.com contacted Mr. Bernard Antwi- Boasiako to find out from him why he acted the way he did against Mr. Kwabena Agyepong.
According to him, Mr. Agyepong has never wished the NPP well after he was elected into office and manifested it by fueling day to day bickering in the party.
He added that it was under the “bad leadership of Mr. Agyepong that several sponsored violent acts broke out in the NPP”.
“I have my ears on the ground as Regional Chairman and I know the role Kwabena Agypong and Afoko played in the violence that took place in the NPP. It even led to death of our late Upper East Regional Chairman Adams Mahama”.
“Such people are not needed in the party. He wasn’t part when we struggled to get the party to power. He absence wouldn’t mean anything to us if he leaves and he must do that”, he said.
Kwabena Agyapong was indefinitely suspended after the disciplinary committee of the NPP was petitioned by some members of the party for what they described as gross disrespect and misconduct.
The NEC decided by unanimous decision of all 45 members present, to suspend Mr. Agyepong indefinitely from the position of NPP General Secretary.
The petitions against Mr. Agyepong included;
A) Violation of Article 3(D) of the NPP constitution which enjoins members to publicly uphold the decisions of the party, through various acts including;
ii. His disregard for NEC decision on 23rd October, 2015, suspending Mr. Paul Afoko.
ii. Various Public statements he made that cast the Party in bad light.
B) He engaged in unilateral actions and activities without consultation of, or authorization by the NEC, such as;
i. Writing to the Electoral Commission designating only himself and suspended Chairman Afoko as the only authorized signatories.
ii. Granting waivers to parliamentary aspirants
iii. Non-reference of legal matters to the proper legal Committee of the Party
iv. Interference with Constituency primaries against National Appeal Committee decisions and also, Court decisions.
v. Misrepresentation/misleading of NEC on status of some constituency primaries
vi. He, in conjunction with suspended Chairman Afoko and Sammy Crabbe, launched Party cards without authorizations from NEC.
Source: Chris Joe Quaicoe/ email: [email protected]
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Well done Boasiako you did good job, kick him away from the site of NPP, this axes of evils all the gangster in the party will be sacks from the NPP
I'm very sad for the alleged childish act by Wontumi towards Kwabena. I can see with clearity a demonstration of remorse on the Part of K. Agyapong who still remain quite and attended the inauguration ceremony. I pray and urge the party leadership especially Nana to recall him into an appropriate office in government. As a prodigal son I believe he will work to regain the trust of the party. Restoring him to his former position as General Secretary would not be prudent and helpful to the party since it will be very difficult if not impossible to obtain the trust and respect of the party officers from national to polling station level.
FOR GIVE AND FORGET WE ALL HUMAN AND LET US MOVE ON.WE MUST RESPECT EACH OTHER.
SHAME CHILDISH ACT................
Chairman forgive and forget wai it was needless to embarrass kwabena agyepong like that! Owww my heart aches for him! Please find a way of checking him but please do not cast him away like that. After all in previous times he genuinely worked for the party
What wontumi did wasnt maturity at all. if you do good you do for yourself. all those who were sacked need to be brought back. this way they will feel an unbearable sense of shame which will make them not to repeat such an act. wontumi is a child.
Oh,Some people to not know how to end a fight. Please let's grow up
Kwabena Agyapong and Paul Afoko did not do anything. Everything that was said about them were lies. I am very shocked that he attended the ceremony. I have advice for that boy Wontumi. He has to be very very careful because Ghanaians are not ***barred word*** to entertain his type of ***barred word*** and arrogance. Secondly, Ashantis are not ***barred word*** so he ought to thread cautiously. I am waiting to hear what the party leaders will say. Ghanaians did not vote for them to be arrogant that's all I will say for now. Kwabena Agyapong doesn't need the NPP to succeed.
Wontumi is not well educated that is why
kWABENA HAS CHANGED IN BODY. HE LOOKS OLD AND REDUCED WEIGHT. MR WONTUMI THE LORD HAS FOUGHT FOR US SO LET THE SLEEPING DOG LIES. THE BATTLE WAS THE LORDS AND HE FOUGHT FOR US. LEAVE EVERYTHING TO GOD. IF HE KWABENA HAS COME TO HS SENSES PLEASE WELCOME HIM. I KNOW YOU QUOTE THE BIBLE A LOT AND YOU KNOW THE STORY OF THE PRODIGAL SON. PLEASE READ ABOUT THAT AND LET THE LORD SPEAK TO YOU. VENGEANCE IS THE LORDS, FORGIVE HIM.