{"id":1107614,"date":"2022-06-02T09:57:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T09:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/02\/i-wont-be-an-armchair-npp-chairman-asamoah-boateng-assures\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T09:57:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T09:57:54","slug":"i-wont-be-an-armchair-npp-chairman-asamoah-boateng-assures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/02\/i-wont-be-an-armchair-npp-chairman-asamoah-boateng-assures\/","title":{"rendered":"I won\u2019t be an armchair NPP Chairman &#8211; Asamoah-Boateng assures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FULY_vTWQAMB2YE-696x522.jpg\"   alt=\"National Chairman hopeful of the ruling NPP, Stephen Asamoah Boateng (Asabeee)\" title=\"National Chairman hopeful of the ruling NPP,  Stephen Asamoah Boateng (Asabeee)\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Chairman hopeful of the ruling NPP,  Stephen Asamoah Boateng (Asabeee) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>An aspiring National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, is promising to be a practical chairman.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the grassroots of the party are bitter because the current leadership does not touch base with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome people are bitter and very aggrieved because they don\u2019t have their share of the party cake but I have promised them things will change when I\u2019m elected chairman,\u201d Mr Asamoah-Boateng said in an interview on Asempa FM\u2019s <strong>Ekosii Sen<\/strong> programme Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>He indicated that the government and the grassroots must come together and build a formidable force that would let the party sail through and win again.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The aspiring NPP Chairman underscored the need to touch base with the grassroots and foot-soldiers to help propagate the good works of the President Akufo-Addo-led government.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Asamoah-Boateng, who has resigned as the Director-General of the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA), said his main focus was for the party to win the 2024 general election.<\/p>\n<p>Touching on his vision, Asabee as he is affectionately called, said he would unify the NPP and bridge the gap between the government and the grassroots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need a character that can tackle opposition and solve internal problems and I am that person,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Asamoah-Boateng said he would re-energise, re-organise and lead the NPP to defeat the National Democratic Congress in the 2024 general election.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"pAp3_ZsVGf8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Let\u2019s protect the environment we live and operate AngloGold - MD \u2013 Adom TV News (1-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pAp3_ZsVGf8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Chairman hopeful of the ruling NPP, Stephen Asamoah Boateng (Asabeee) An aspiring National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, is promising to be a practical chairman. 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