Former National Chairman and General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Awentime Afoko and Kwabena Agyepong are missing at the ongoing Extraordinary Delegates Conference of the elephant family at the Sunyani Coronation Party in the Brong Ahafo Region.
The duo, though were not expected to attend the event, a cross section of the party followers interviewed by Kasapafmonline.com believe that their attendance would have been more helpful, especially, at the time the party is seeking present a unified front for election 2016.
Mr. Agyepong and Afoko have been slapped with an indefinite suspension by the party on grounds of indiscipline.
Mr. Agyepong was suspended for:
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.
Mr. Agyepong’s position has now been taken over by the National Organiser of the party, John Boadu whilst the First Vice Chairman, Freddie Blay acts as the National Chairman.
By: Kasapafmonline.com/Ghana
