A Deputy Communications Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Adomako Baafi has strongly discounted claims by one of the leading members of his own party, Hon. Kennedy Agyepong regarding the appointment of people from the Central Region to ambassadorial positions.
The maverick politician and Assin Central Member of Parliament had earlier last week, accused the Nana Addo administration of sidelining the Central Region in his ambassadorial appointments.
Addressing the NPP Central Regional Delegates Conference last Sunday, the Assin Central MP lamented that not even a single person had been as an ambassador from the region nor to any state institution as a board member.
“If we don’t speak up and say the truth the NPP will suffer. We secured 19 seats in this region during December 2016 election, the party’s reason for choosing this region for the upcoming National Delegates Conference is the fact that this area played a key role in ensuring victory. But you see when it came to making appointments see how it’s been done. Don’t let us be afraid to speak the truth which will help the party stay on the right course.
“Ask these MPs seated here, their names were collected with the promise to appoint them to boards of state institutions, they are here, asked any of them if they have had any such positions. The MPs have been neglected, if you’re not a minister then forget it that is NPP for you. So, party supporters must go easy on demands from MPs as they don’t hold any position. It is not easy for MPs at all. But if we’re able to speak such truths for our mistakes to be corrected, then it will be easy for us to win 2020, but when we remain quiet then we’re doomed," he blurted out.
But in a quick riposte to the Assin Central MP's assertions, the NPP Deputy Communications Director pointed out that per his checks, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong got it wrong this time.
Contributing to a panel discussion on Peace FM's Kokrokoo, he revealed that President Nana Akufo-Addo chose a certain woman named Akua Pra to be Ambassador to Zambia and the Ambassador to Turkey is also from the Central Region.
He wondered where Mr. Agyapong made his checks from because to him, "from the Central Region, we have two ambassadors. It’s never true that we didn’t give any person a position there . . . "
Pressed by the host of the host of show, Kwami Sefa Kayi if it can then be concluded that the outspoken NPP MP "lied", Adomako Baafi appeared guarded and noncommittal.
"Nobody is scared of Ken. We love him. We respect him,” he however said but added that "it is a complete untruth for any person, for that matter Mr. Agyapong, to say President Nana Akufo-Addo never appointed any individual from the Central Region."
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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yaw, check ya facts clear ok. they may hail from C/R but i hope you too deep in politics to understand ken. they want ppl directly with them whom they can identify not the ppl fron central living in accra not even knowing where in central region they come from. if we say appoint our ppl, we mean direct ppl we can get help from. how many guys from asante region can come to Alan or Frimpong boateng office though they hail from asante region but check, should mr ayise boateng S/A ambassador given UK , US, CANADA, at least ppl in asante will rejoice why bcx, mr ayise boateng is a true party man and any help ppl over there may need, he wont hesitate. some of the appointees are from the regions but not directly linked with the ppl so if ken says so, yaw u a deep poliyician and must understand him as such. if you go to passport office, they will tell you a case meaning passport application so if you relate to the legal field, its a total meaning all together
chop chop galore, today ken is NDC so sad, npp never accept criticism but they have the loudest mouth.
Agyapong, l don't know if you are ndc member. the way you make nnp, it is not good for the npp.