{"id":35393,"date":"2014-07-30T05:49:10","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T05:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=35393"},"modified":"2014-07-31T15:16:35","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T15:16:35","slug":"punish-mps-who-declared-support-for-nana-addo-francis-nimoh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/punish-mps-who-declared-support-for-nana-addo-francis-nimoh\/","title":{"rendered":"Punish MPs who declared support for Nana Addo \u2013 Francis Nimoh"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the candidates contesting for the presidential ticket<\/span> of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Francis Addai Nimoh is asking the leadership of the party to punish Members of Parliament who declared support for Nana Akufo- Addo on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Deputy Minority leader Dominic Nitiwul revealed at the launch of Nana Addo’s campaign<\/span> for the party’s presidential slot that he has the support of most of the Members of Parliament (MPs).<\/p>\n

Mr. Nimoh<\/span> said even though he is not perturbed by the show of support, the leadership of the party must discipline the MPs to protect the party\u2019s unity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will urge the party hierarchy to apply the rules and regulations accordingly,\u00a0It is surprising for such a comment to come from Hon. Dominic Nitiwul. I wonder how he speaks for most of the members of the party,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Citi News<\/strong>, the Mampong legislator\u00a0advised Mr. Nitiwul<\/span> \u201cto be cautious in his public statements\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, an aide to Alan Kyeremanten says Alan\u2019s camp is unmoved by the turnout and the show of support\u00a0 by MPs at Nana Addo\u2019s campaign launch.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Eyewitness News <\/b>host- Richard Dela Sky<\/i>, Mr. Philip Longdon said \u201cwe are confident there are many members of the party who support Alan, there are many constituency executives who support Alan and there are many members of Parliament who support Alan\u2026<\/span>we are not perturbed with what happened\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Longdon believes<\/span> that Alan Kyerematen is the best candidate who can match President Mahama and \u201cbeat him fair and square\u201d in the next election.<\/p>\n

Nana Akufo Addo at the campaign launch said he was fit and strong to run as a presidential candidate on the ticket of the NPP.<\/p>\n

Commenting on Nana Addo\u2019s statement, Mr. Longdon<\/span> said he[<\/span>Nana Addo] placed too much emphasis on his health.<\/p>\n

Mr. Longdon further described the decision by some members of Parliament to endorse Nana Addo as political.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is political electioneering we are doing and there are all kinds of things being done,\u201dhe said.<\/p>\n

In that regard, he advised party members to abstain from politics and rather \u201cdemonstrate their\u00a0ability\u00a0to do the job\u201d<\/p>\n

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By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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