Former Information Minister under the Kufour’s regime, Stephen Asamoah Boateng has rubbished claims that Ex-President Kufour want to sabotage two-time Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party [NPP], Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s ambition to lead the elephant family again for the third time.
According to him, accusations circulating that the former NPP leader is against Nana Addo’s get-up-and-go to be President is malevolent.
Asamoah Boateng who has been linked to ex-president Kufour to sabotage Nana Addo after he picked a form to become a presidential aspirant of the opposition NPP categorically stated that, “President Kufour is not sponsoring me or anyone in the party to harm Nana Addo”.
He noted that his reason to contest for the flagbearer position was after he had enunciated his request to God, though he failed to wrestle the Mfantsiman West seat for the NPP in the 2012 polls.
“I spoke to God before picking my nomination form and I have faith. The courage in me makes me a man. No one is sponsoring me for any reason known to people,” he said.
Adding that, “Kufour has served the party and Ghana very well; we must respect him and stop dragging his name into disrepute”.
In an interview with Asempa FM, Asa B as he is affectionately called declared himself as the biblical David to bring down the Goliath in President John Mahama.
“Not by my might but by the Grace and might of the Lord. Most people have said to me is this your place, can you do this job…then I referred them to David. He [David] wasn’t a fighter, he wasn’t asked to go and fight in the fields when the Philistines were teasing the Israelites.
“..He went out there and knew he could do the job. His elder brother nearly slapped him and told him to go back and look after sheep. That is where you belong. Most people think I [Asa B] don’t belong here but God in his own wisdom knows what he is about and doing,” he preached.