Spokesperson for suspended National Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Yaw Osei, has said his boss’ case against the party will not be weakened merely because suspended General Secretary Kwabena Agyepong failed to appear in court as a witness.
According to him, his boss has moved on from the no-show in court. Mr. Agyepong withdrew as a witness for Mr. Afoko, who is challenging his suspension from the party in court.
But according to Mr. Afoko’s spokesperson, Nana Yaw Osei, he would not waste time explaining Mr. Agyepong’s absence as the suspended General Secretary was not obligated to appear before the court.
[contextly_sidebar id=”P9qmg24UaBkA5du6ew3JNb4V2eYiwqSK”]Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Osei said, “We will not waste time on somebody who has accepted to be witness and at the last minute refuses to be witness. Why would you waste time on explaining why he wouldn’t come?”
“Nobody can be compelled to be a witness to a party in a suit. Witnesses would have to freely accept that they will come and testify for you in court,” he added.
Mr. Osei further indicated that a pronouncement by Mr. Afoko’s lawyers in court effectively meant they had moved on from Kwabena Agyepong’s no-show in court.
“By the announcement of the lawyers of Mr. Afoko that the plaintiff has closed his case, that meant they are moving on. So we moved on.”
Don’t place premium on Agyepong’s testimony
He further urged the media not to put premium on Mr. Agyepong’s witness statement saying, “We are saying the impression being created out there in the media that if Mr. Agyepong did to not come to testify for Mr Afoko, then that was the end of the Mr. Afoko’s matter; it is a misconception… let’s not place so much premium on Mr. Agyepong’s witness statement.”
He further intimated that Mr. Agyepong’s no-show was not necessarily a surprise to Mr. Afoko saying, “Because he [Afoko] knew that Mr. Agyepong was likely not to turn up, for him, it was okay. It was only those who were hearing that information for the first time who were surprised.”
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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa/citifmonline.com/Ghana