The Third Vice Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Frederick Fredua Anto has faulted the party’s Council of Elders for directing the Disciplinary Committee to sanction National Chairman Paul Afoko.
He said, the respected National Council of Elders in wanting the good of the party, must not violate the NPP’s constitution by their actions.
The council has directed the disciplinary committee to suspend Mr. Afoko for allegedly violating the party’s constitutional provisions.
A statement signed by the chairman of the Council of Elders CK Tedam and copied to the flag bearer of the party and former President John Kufuor said the conduct of Mr. Afoko is bringing the image of the party into disrepute.
“Thorough investigations into the constitutional breaches of chairman Afoko.
“At least suspension of chairman Afoko from his office until after the 2016 elections.
“Sir, we believe the party has reached the cross-roads and definitive action needs to be taken immediately to bring all such misconducts and infractions to an end. We will expect speedy treatment of these complaints and in any case, not later than the constitutionally stipulated deadline of 21-days in article 4.5(c),” portions of the letter read.
However speaking on Adom FM, Mr F.F Anto insisted that the action of the Council of Elders is wrong as it is directly in contravention of Article 4 of the NPP’s constitution which states clearly that “A Disciplinary Committee shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person in the performance of its function”.
“The Disciplinary Committee must not be directed what to do, they must be allowed the free hand to do what is best for the party”. He noted.
By:Kasapafmonline.com/Ghana
