Flagbearer\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 New Patriotic\u00a0 Party,\u00a0 NPP,\u00a0 Nana Akufo\u00a0 Addo has thrown his\u00a0 weight\u00a0 behind a decision by the National Executive Committee, NEC of the party to allow only females to contest incumbent female Parliamentarians of the party.<\/p>\n
\u201cI support the decision of the national executives\u201c, Akufo Addo told Citi Fm\u2019s<\/strong>Umaru Sanda Amadu in an exclusive interview at the Central University College where he attended a lecturedelivered by his running mate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.<\/p>\n The decision by NEC is proving unpopular amongst some members of the party with calls for it to be abolished.<\/p>\n Some party members stormed the NPP headquarters on Tuesday to protest against the move.<\/p>\n But the NPP flagbearer insisted, \u201cthe leadership of any party is required to make difficult decisions and this is one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes, these decisions are ones that will have some spill outs. For the time being, that isthe decision of the party ad I am entreating our party members to respect it\u201d, he stated.<\/p>\n He said \u201cthe party has all kinds of reasons for the decision it took.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked whether the move does not infringe on the rights of male members of the party who wish to contest in Constituencies with incumbent female MPs, Akufo Addo said \u201cI don\u2019t think that anyone can deny the democratic commitment of this party. We have led the struggle for democracy in Ghana. Not for just one or two years but for sixty to seventy years\u201d the NPP flag bearer noted.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe the party was making a statement about affirmative action. That was basically the statement that was being made, that there was the need for supporting the gender development in our national politics.\u201d the veteran politician pointed out.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Umaru Sanda Amadu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Flagbearer\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 New Patriotic\u00a0 Party,\u00a0 NPP,\u00a0 Nana Akufo\u00a0 Addo has thrown his\u00a0 weight\u00a0 behind a decision by the National Executive Committee, NEC of the party to allow only females to contest incumbent female Parliamentarians of the party. \u201cI support the decision of the national executives\u201c, Akufo Addo told Citi Fm\u2019sUmaru Sanda Amadu in an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[43,38],"yoast_head":"\n