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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please npp forgive n forget. please Mr President give him post. i beg in the name of God. we are all ghanaians
Peace fm please take this from the headline
OBRA NE WARA BO. FORGIVE AND fORGET AND ANYWAY WHAT DID HE DO TO DESERVER THESE.
tHAT WASNT THE TIME FOR WONTUMI TO ACT SUCH AND THAT WAS A CHILDISH BEHAVIOUR TOO FROM SUCH AN ADULT U COULD SETTLE THINGS ELSEWHERE BUT NOT IN PUBLIC AS SUC, HE MAY HAVE DONE SO MANY BAD THINGS BUT NOW THAT THE PARTY IS IN POWER U GUYS SHOULD STAY VIGILANT COS IF U THERE GO BACK TO OPPOSITION THEN I BET U WE THE YOUTH WONT VOTE FOR U AGAIN SO WISE UP AND GROW UP COS THE PARTY IS NOT URS
***barred word*** man wuntumi dis are de people who are rulling ghana now tweaaaaa nsemhunu nkoaaaaaa apuuuuuu
GOOD JOB WONTUMI, I LOVE U PAPA, KWABENA ADJEI IS A TRAITOR, HE NEED NOT TO BE ENTERTAINED .
Well to all those who are asking for forgiveness on his behalf ask kwabena himself if he had forgiven Rawlings or even dreamt on forgiving him. One would argue that kwabena did not kill Mahama Adams or have not killed anyone, if that argument is anything to go by then l beg to say Rawlings did not kill Justice Agyapong. But nevertheless the good old book say that sins or murder for the ant of a better word shall come but the onus lies on he who caused it. A word to a wise is enough. Even God will not forgive a murderer We don't need him,kudos Antwi Bosiako....chairman one. Still the battle is the Lord's.
If I could turn back the hands of time, how I wish all these incidence that led to the suspension of Kwabena would have not happened. Kwabena's love for our great party is still unflinching. I can see how repentant and lonely Kwabena is. All I'm asking is forgiveness for my big brother so that his inner soul and the souls of his parents will be happy.
What wontumi did was very bad and I understand his frustrations but that event was not only for npp members so why this act. Masa try and control your emotions next time.
Guys you remember the embarrassment this group nearly brought to Npp. Forgive and Forget attitude always worsen our fortune. But the way,what a suspended person wanted at inauguration ceremony. His colleagues were comfortable sleeping. See my Brother,you cannot eat your cake and have.