{"id":56623,"date":"2014-10-16T08:02:57","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T08:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=56623"},"modified":"2014-10-16T11:25:33","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T11:25:33","slug":"npp-is-ghanas-only-source-of-hope-paul-afoko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/10\/npp-is-ghanas-only-source-of-hope-paul-afoko\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP is Ghana&#8217;s only hope \u2013 Paul Afoko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko has said the NPP remains the only source of hope for Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>He made the comment at the NPP press conference on Wednesday, which was aimed at preparing the rank and file of the party to vote for a flagbearer on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The country has been battling with various economic challenges including the rising budget deficit and high inflation rate among others.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;zfyA6urPeffNAAeB1n0196A3Nmtx7QeV&#8221;]New reports indicate that Ghana&#8217;s inflation rate as of <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/10\/15\/september-inflation-hits-record-high\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\">September stands at 16.5 percent<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.This is the<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> highest since December 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Though President Mahama believes Ghana will <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/02\/ghana-will-soon-be-the-shining-star-of-africa-mahama\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\">overcome its economic challenges<\/span><\/strong><\/a>,the\u00a02012 Presidential Candidate of the NPP, Nana Akufo Addo is pessimistic about the<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/10\/14\/ghanas-future-bleak-under-mahama-nana-addo\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"> long-term prospects of Ghana&#8217;s economy.<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Paul Afoko told party delegates to go into Saturday\u2019s election united, and have in mind that their next flagbearer could be the next president of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The Party has faced intense criticism due to internal wrangling within the party.<\/p>\n<p>A press conference held by the NPP in August <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/08\/19\/npp-press-conference-turns-bloody\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>turned bloody when some party<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>supporters stormed the party\u2019s headquarters with machetes.<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Director of the IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe also advised the party to <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/08\/31\/stop-joking-re-strategize-franklin-cudjoe-blasts-npp\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\">stop joking and restrategise, if they want to win power in 2016.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s congress will give party members an opportunity to select a candidate to lead the NPP in the 2016 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates vying for the flagbearer slot of the party are Nana Akuffo Addo, Francis Addai Nimoh and Alan Kyeremanten.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko has said the NPP remains the only source of hope for Ghanaians. 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