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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The wontumi guy is a villager. He should try it to fight Kwabena in public and see. Look at him like a balloon. He will get hefty slaps if he dares.
kwabena agyepong is a disgrace to npp and the krobia asante kotoko. if anything at all he should have remebered how his father died through the callous killing perpetrated by the same ndc he sought for money to destroy npp. but God so good we manufactured the victory in God's own way and the country will be stabilized through nana akuffo addo. krobia asante kotoko and we support the views of asante regional chairman for his actions at the durbar.
Ei Chairman Wontumi becareful and know people and public management. Despite the fact that we all thought KAA was not perfect he does not need to be harassed in public. We need a lot ot people to build a party. What about if Nana decide to give him a position in the Government. Did you really need to do that in public. aabaa. You have to generate positive attention to yourself and the party.
Wontumi is not a matured politician
Please Chairman WONTUMI let the sleeping dog lie. To err is human and forgiveness is Divine.
This insufferable jerk called "wontumi" must be check-mated for his bullying ways! Were NPP members the only ones needed at the inauguration? If you have a beef with him, why not settle it within the party? Is "Wontumi" saying that if he accidentally meets Agyepong in public, he'll fight him? I can't think far!!
ITS REALLY SAID TO ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE USED. MR AGYAPONG IS ONE OF US AND MUST BE TREATED WELL NO MATTER WHAT HAS HAPPENED. CHAIRMAN ONE,IF NANA HAS GIVEN THE NDC,THEN LET US ALSO LEARN TO FORGIVE OURSELVES. I UNDERSTAND IT PAINFUL TO BE QUITE WHEN YOUR HEART WANTS TO SPEAK.HE LOVE TO BE WITH US
WONTUMI DID SO WELL I DONT EVEN EXPECT THESE UNGRATEFUL BEINGS TO GO CLOSE TO THE PARTY AGAIN SAKE OF STOMACH POLITICS AFOKO, AGYAPONG AND CO DID SEE UR END. PLS H.E. NANA ADDO NEVER ENTERTAIN THESE HYPOCRITES. THEY THOUGH WE WERE NOT GOING TO WIN. GOD IS NOT LIKE U AGYAPONG. FIRE BURN U AND UR AFOKO AND CO
I think Nana should make sure these issues are solved amicably to bring them back but their positions should not be given back to them.Lets forgive them but not to forget
YOU SEE WHAT ARROGANCE CAN DO TO AN OTHERWISE NICE AND YOUNG POLITICIAN. NDC SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A CUE FROM THE CASE OF KWABENA AGYEPONG. YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE PHDs BUT WITH ARROGANCE AS PART OF YOU, FAILURE IS WHAT YOU WILL REAP EVENTUALLY. EXAMPLES ABOUND BUT SUFFICE TO STAY WITH KWABENA AGYAPONG AND NDC.