The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the victorious New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako has begun a campaign to redefine the historical tradition of the party.
The young and energetic Regional Chairman of the party wants the party's tradition, currently known as Danquah-Busia-Dombo to be known and called Danquah-Busia-Dombo-Akoto tradition, in recognition of the invaluable role played by the late Chief Linguist of the Asante Kingdom, Baffour Osei Akoto.
The late Chief Linguist (Akyeamehene) is credited with the formation of the National Liberation Movement (NLM) which together with the Northern People's Party later metamorphosed into the now New Patriotic Party.
The late Baffour Akoto, who was incarcerated by the CPP regime headed by Ghana's first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was said to have sacrificed his life for the survival of the UP tradition.
History has it that the seed money of £7,000.00 pounds was donated by the then Ashanti King to set the tone for the formation of the NLM whose idea was masterminded by the late Baffour Osei Akoto.
Since then the NPP tradition has been known and called Danquah-Busia-Dombo with the name of Baffour Akoto Osei conspicuously missing.
However, several years down the line, it appears that history maybe rewritten with the Ashanti Regional Chairman pushing an agenda to get the facts corrected.
The young and energetic Chairman Wontumi is reportedly preparing to send petitions to the various hierarchies of the party including the National Executive Committee, National Council of Elders, Office of the President-elect, Regional Executive Committee and all other hierarchies within the party.
Chairman Wontumi, in justifying his decision, alluded to the famous speech made by the National Chairman of the Council of Elders, Mr. C. K Tedam, during the party's National Congress in Tamale, where he played glowing tribute to the late Chief Linguist for his role and influence resulting in a successful alliance leading to the formation of the NPP.
Mr. Tedam in his speech made reference to how both leaderships of the NLM and the Northern People's Party unanimously agreed to make the late Chief Linguist the leader of the alliance because of his political experience and organizational competence.
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