The Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP) has appointed two party officials to act as General Secretary and National Youth Organizer following the suspension of Nii Armah Akomfah and Ernesto Yeboah.<\/p>\n
Asani Tano, who was a Deputy General Secretary in-charge of administration, will now be acting General Secretary while Nabila Basiru a Deputy Youth Organizer is to act as Youth Organizer.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”KdFbDxlrTLsp0fRaJXjiM9BroW5xH7E0″]The party\u2019s Central Committee suspended its General Secretary, Nii Armah Akomfrah, and National Youth Organizer,Ernesto Yeboah for publicly chastising Mr. Greenstreet for his comment on President Mahama\u2019s Ford expedition gift saga.<\/p>\n
The Director of Communications for the CPP, Abdul Kadril, said the appointments were made to fill the vacuum created since the suspension of the two.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt any given point, there has to be someone yielding and exercising the authority and power as General Secretary of the party and at the same time as youth organizer, and so when you look at the constitution of the CPP, those that crafted the constitution made provisions for two deputy general secretaries and two deputy youth organizers and so clearly you can see the reason.”<\/p>\n
“The reason is that, at some point in time, someone must be physically present and that is the main reason why the Chairman and the leader immediately has to approve and authorize the deputy General secretary and the deputy National Youth Organizer to fill vacuum so they will not be any space left.”<\/p>\n
Suspensions not an endorsement of corruption<\/strong><\/p>\n The party earlier clarified that the suspension had nothing to do<\/strong><\/a><\/span> with the party\u2019s stance on corruption.<\/p>\n Ernesto Yeboah had insinuated that the decision to suspend him was effectively an endorsement of corruption, but the party in a statement asserted that the duo were suspended for bringing the party\u2019s name into disrepute.<\/p>\n \u201cThis decision therefore, has nothing to do with the CPP\u2019s position on corruption. Rather it concerns the alleged conduct of these two officers in the public domain bringing the party\u2019s name into disrepute.\u201d<\/p>\n Samia fueling CPP’s troubles\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Some party officials have since the suspension, also accused \u00a0the party\u2019s presidential hopeful and immediate past Chairperson, Samia Nkrumah, of scheming and creating disorder<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>and confusion in the party.<\/p>\n The Director of Communications of the CPP, Abdul Rauf earlier told Citi News that Samia Nkrumah is behind the agitations over the suspensions.<\/p>\n \u201cSamia is actually an idol in that circle. Ernesto, the youth organizer does not live in his own house, he lives in the house of Samia Nkrumah and all of them, that is where they gather and hold their meetings. I\u2019m proving to you that she is part of that platform and every discussion that is happening, it is happening under her eyes and she is aware of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Abdul Rauf said his allegations were based on Samia\u2019s reaction after she was defeated, adding that \u201cshe made that baseless accusation that Ivor Greenstreet has been sponsored by the NDC.\u201d<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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