The immediate past General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known\u00a0as \u2018Sir John\u2019 has dismissed reports of a rift between the party\u2019s flagbearer, its Chairman and General Secretary.<\/p>\n
\u201cNana Akufo-Addo gets on very well with Afoko and Kwabena Agyepong\u2026Kwabena Agyepong was his campaign manager when Akufo-Addo contested JA Kufuor at Sunyani so Nana Akufo-Addo has always had a soft spot for our General Secretary,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”MEzOa89CQ0h390eDTQbStwk0uW6e0W2z”]A steering committee meeting in the absence of the party\u2019s Chairman, Paul Afoko and General Secretary, Kwabena Agyepong fueled the perception that there are cracks within the leadership of the NPP.<\/p>\n
The convener of the meeting, the first vice chairman, Freddie Blay was accused of usurping the powers of Paul Afoko; an accusation he denied<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n Kwabena Agyepong in a revealing media interview accused some members of scheming to undermine the party leadership<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>by creating divisions.<\/p>\n An aggrieved Agyepong said: \u201cSome people are bent on causing a rift between the two of usbecause they don\u2019t want us together so anytime they see that Nana Addo and I are getting close, then they start spreading lies about me.\u201d<\/p>\n Sir John told Citi News<\/strong>, the happenings within the party are being exaggerated to suit the parochial the interest of a few people.<\/p>\n He insisted their party\u2019s flagbearer bears no grudge against the two gentlemen and that on the contrary, they are on good terms with each other.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is never true to say that Nana Akufo-Addo and these gentlemen are poles apart,\u201d he maintained.<\/p>\n He said such rumours are nothing new when it comes to party politics; adding that \u201cif you go into the NDC, they have the same challenges there \u2013 John Mahama\u2019s group as opposed to Mills\u2019 group.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, what we are witnessing in the NPP is not anything that we should be worried at all,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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