{"id":157654,"date":"2015-10-06T13:30:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T13:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=157654"},"modified":"2015-10-06T13:30:38","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T13:30:38","slug":"ashanti-npp-angry-with-afoko-agyepong-over-new-party-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/10\/ashanti-npp-angry-with-afoko-agyepong-over-new-party-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashanti NPP angry with Afoko, Agyepong over new party card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The executives of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region are accusing the party\u2019s National leadership of scheming to disrupt Nana Akufo-Addo\u2019s tour of the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NPP\u2019s National Chairman and General Secretary, Paul Afoko and Kwabena Agyepong are scheduled to launch the party\u2019s new membership card in the region on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;6dQRbnmT4UHuHOIUOh2dwgI28bz5apei&#8221;]Meanwhile the event coincides with the \u2018Rise and Build\u2019 tour of the party\u2019s flag bearer, Nana Akufo-Addo which comes off tomorrow [Wednesday] in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking to Kumasi based Nhyira FM, the party\u2019s Ashanti Regional Secretary, \u00a0Samuel Pyne expressed shock at the conduct of the National Chairman and his cohorts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said they would resist any attempt to launch the ID card since it cannot precede the tour of Nana Akufo-Addo in\u00a0the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Samuel Pyne explained that \u201cif care is not taken, the launch of the card will divert attention from the message the party intends to put across.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added that the regional executives will boycott the programme.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe first time\u00a0I\u2019m hearing about this launch is on your station today\u2026how come I, the regional secretary who is expected to lead the supposed cards registration is not aware?\u201d he quizzed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cNana Addo is expected to be in Kumasi as part of his campaign this Wednesday why do we then want to use this issue to divert attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But spokesperson for the National Chairman, Nana Yaw Osei disagreed saying they planned the launch about a week ago thus did not know it would clash with the flag bearer\u2019s tour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a related development, the NPP has postponed the launch of the ID cards in the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They claimed a new date will be fixed soon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt is a move to help party leaders to work together to support Nana Addo&#8217;s tour beginning from Thursday in the Ashanti Region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Lauretta Timah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The executives of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region are accusing the party\u2019s National leadership of scheming to disrupt Nana Akufo-Addo\u2019s tour of the region. 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