A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ayikoi Otoo, has rebuked the chairman of the constitutional committee Prof. Mike Oquaye for publishing in the media, the supposed recommendations for the reinstatement of Perry Okudzeto and Opare Hammond.<\/p>\n
According to the\u00a0former Attorney General, the committee erred by giving an opinion on a matter that had not been referred to it.<\/p>\n
Lawyer Ayikoi Otoo in an interview on Accra based Neat FM noted that such unsolicited views on party issues will further deepen the cracks within the party.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a non-solicited opinion\u201d he said, adding that \u201cif the steering committee has not asked for any opinion, if the national council has not asked for any opinion, then whose interest is this man serving by writing this so called legal opinion?\u201d<\/p>\n
The chairman of the NPP\u2019s constitutional committee, Professor Mike Oquaye on Wednesday issued a statement ordering the leadership of the party to reinstate two officials who had been relieved of their duties.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n But the national executives in a statement urged party members and the general public to disregard the directive<\/strong><\/span><\/a> because the issue was not referred to committee for investigations.<\/p>\n Ayikoi Otto, who is the immediate past chairman of the NPP\u2019s constitutional committee was certain that his successor\u2019s action is indicative that he is working for a faction in the party.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”yrzErisAPmlsJluYYprZrj0ao90MNNwy”]\u201cClearly, somebody is trying to serve the interest of a particular faction by trying to direct others towards the way things ought to be done even when there are no issues to be considered,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n According to him, Prof Oquaye had no business giving directives on a matter which had not been brought before his committee.<\/p>\n He stated that the constitutional committee should have been asked by the party leadership to \u201cproffer an advice on a particular matter to enable the committee to act properly. If there is a conflict that is trying to be resolved, you will wait for the issues to arise before you try to explain.\u201d<\/p>\n The former head of the constitutional committee also chastised his successor for doing the bidding of his masters.<\/p>\n Ayikoi Otoo recalled that prior the party\u2019s Super Delegates\u2019 Congress two weeks ago, a media publication about the impending congress was attributed to him but without seeking any clarification, \u201cProfessor Mike Oquaye decided to issue a long statement which according to him, he was doing because he is the chairman of the constitutional and legal committee.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe wrote all sorts of things, circulated it on whatsapp, and circulated it on Facebook without even seeking to talk to me. He decided to write a long opinion for his friends to vilify me and say all sorts of things against me,\u201d he narrated.<\/p>\n According to him, the said response from Prof. Oquaye gave people the opportunity to \u201cabuse me\u2026without him [Prof. Oquaye] having the common courtesy of calling me to find out what has happened.\u201d<\/p>\n He accused Prof. Oquaye of working to \u201cdamage\u201d his reputation, adding that, \u201che should go ahead and be writing opinions. That is not what he inherited from me so if that\u2019s what it has come to, he should continue to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n The former AG counseled party members to \u201cstop these kinds of factionalism within this party because it is not helping anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile a leading member of the party, Ayikoi Otoo, has rebuked the chairman of the constitutional committee Prof. Mike Oquaye for publishing in the media, the supposed recommendations for the reinstatement of Perry Okudzeto and Opare Hammond.<\/p>\n According to the\u00a0former Attorney General, the committee erred by giving an opinion on a matter that had not been referred to it.<\/p>\n Lawyer Ayikoi Otoo in an interview on Accra based Neat FM noted that such unsolicited views on party issues will further deepen the cracks within the party.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a non-solicited opinion\u201d he said, adding that \u201cif the steering committee has not asked for any opinion, if the national council has not asked for any opinion, then whose interest is this man serving by writing this so called legal opinion?\u201d<\/p>\n The chairman of the NPP\u2019s constitutional committee, Professor Mike Oquaye on Wednesday issued a statement ordering the leadership of the party to\u00a0reinstate two officials who had been relieved of their duties.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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