NPP Members Are Not Sheep To Be Manipulated By Ministers And MPs” – Richard Nyamah
Richard Nyamah, who is the deputy spokesman for Alan Kyerematen’s campaign for flagbearer, said that members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) can’t be pressured or tricked into voting for a certain candidate in the upcoming election.
Mr. Nyamah stated on the morning broadcast on Okay FM that party members cannot be manipulated into electing a certain leader. “You are claiming that the ministers and MPs are the ones who will whip the people in the constituency and polling stations in line, but excuse me to say, NPP members we are not sheep. Someone cannot sit at the top and whip us.
“We have witnessed what is happening before. There were those who had official candidates but what became of them in the end?” he questioned.
Mr. Nyamah was responding to claims that some current government officials, including members of parliament and cabinet ministers, had endorsed and were actively campaigning for Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s candidature for the office of president.
The vice president recently went to the Akwasidae Festival at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi. He was there with a number of members of parliament and appointees.
However, according to Mr. Nyamah, the entourage and endorsements are meaningless, as they do not inherently convert to votes.
“Let us ask if any of those following him have not benefited as appointees. They are all appointees so they are protecting their interests. But a lot of the party members say they feel neglected despite voting their party into power,” he said.
On November 4, 2023, members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will vote to choose their party’s presidential candidate for the 2024 election.
Mr. Kyerematen, Dr. Bawumia, and Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, among others, have emerged as frontrunners in the election.
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