The University of Ghana’s Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante, a political science lecturer, has pleaded with NPP members to put aside their differences.
He thinks that by doing this, they will be able to focus on their goals for the December elections when they want to “break the eight.” This counsel is given given the recent, contentious changes in the party’s leadership.
The Deputy Majority Leader and MP for Efutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has been named the new Majority Leader in the wake of the resignation of Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the longest-serving lawmaker in Ghana. Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the MP for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, will remain the Chief Whip, with Patricia Appiagyei, the MP for Asokwa, serving as his deputy.
Tolon MP Habib Iddrisu has been appointed Deputy Whip, while Alex Tettey Djonobuah has been named Second Deputy Whip.
During a Thursday interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Eyewitness News on Citi FM, Dr. Asah-Asante proposed that by focusing on finding a solution, the party and its caucus could get past their problems.
But he also noted that, given the nation’s current economic struggles, convincing Ghanaians to “break the eight” would be their biggest obstacle.
“The party and caucus can still arrange a meeting and make a decision afterward. After they accomplish that, there ought to be no issues. Everything that goes wrong for them is unique. It’s true that given the state of the economy and the accusations made against them, they find it challenging to go out and campaign.
“They must prove beyond a shadow of a doubt to Ghanaians that they will not place them in that situation if given the chance.” Two, the people overwhelmingly supported them and voted for them because they believed that they would be able to keep all of their promises.
“They should be able to ensure that individuals in the political system they find themselves in have hope for employment and other opportunities to support themselves. Beyond that, he said, they ought to be able to handle everything else they promised to do.
