Eric Nartey Yeboah, the Greater Accra Regional Second Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, has fired back at fellow executive, Ernest Owusu-Bempah, the Deputy Communications Officer, for his recent remarks that appear to undermine the party’s efforts.
Chairman Dollar, as he is often called, made it clear that Owusu-Bempah is not a card-bearing member of the NPP, expressing his anger over the comments he made.
He added that those comments had upset the grassroot supporters of the party.
“If things had been done properly, in line with the party’s principles, individuals like Ernest Owusu-Bempah would not have been appointed as Deputy Director of Communications,” Nartey Yeboah told Kwaku Owusu Adjei on Adwenekasa on Accra-based Original TV.
Nartey Yeboah added that the concentration of power in the hands of former President Nana Akufo-Addo and his family members during his administration played a major role in the NPP’s electoral defeat.
He criticisied how some of the president’s appointments, alongside the perceived arrogance of certain appointees, contributed to the party’s loss in the election.
He also stated that many people who were given important positions under the former president’s leadership showed a lack of respect for the party’s core values and principles, which ultimately led to the downfall of the NPP.
He called on party supporters to distance themselves from appointees who are found culpable by the National Democratic Congress’ administration.
Earlier, Owusu-Bempah claimed that no presidential candidate of the party can become president of Ghana without his involvement in the candidate’s election strategy.
Speaking in an interview on Asaasepa Radio, monitored by GhanaWeb, Owusu-Bempah stated that his vast political experience and dealings with key figures of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), including its founder, the late President Jerry John Rawlings, have exposed him to all the secrets of the NPP’s fiercest political opponent.
“I am the only youth in the NPP at the moment who can face the NDC squarely. Nobody in the NPP can confront the NDC better than I can. And I say this not out of arrogance. If anyone wants to be a presidential candidate in the NPP and I am not involved, they should forget it. I know all the secrets in this country.
“I have been around former President Rawlings, who governed this country for 19 years. I have been around President Akufo-Addo, and I have been around former President JA Kufuor. I know what I am talking about. I know the secrets of this country. I know the NDC’s secrets. What is the point of fighting an enemy if you do not know their strengths and weaknesses?” he stated.
Owusu-Bempah added, “I once presented a petition to President Mahama at his residence, and the entire NDC rank and file became jittery. If any other youth in the NDC had petitioned Mahama, it would not have carried such weight. That should tell you that I know how to hit the nerves of the NDC. I know everything about them—their strength and weaknesses.”
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