{"id":1182725,"date":"2022-08-18T13:10:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T13:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/18\/why-npp-summoned-hopeson-adorye-ekow-assafuah\/"},"modified":"2022-08-18T13:10:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T13:10:10","slug":"why-npp-summoned-hopeson-adorye-ekow-assafuah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/18\/why-npp-summoned-hopeson-adorye-ekow-assafuah\/","title":{"rendered":"Why NPP summoned Hopeson Adorye, Ekow Assafuah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"333\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-08-17-at-08.26.37_1680x803-696x333.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Hopeson Adorye and Ekow Assafuah Tafo MP\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has summoned a Communications Team member, Hopeson Adorye and Tafo Member of Parliament (MP), Vincent Ekow Assafuah. <\/p>\n<p>The two, according to the party, are to appear before the National Complaints Committee for  a flagbearer hopeful contrary to its Code of Conduct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEkow Vincent is said to have in an interview on Oyerepa Radio endorsed a candidate. Even though he was prompted by the host that it was in contravention of the rules and regulations governing the party\u2019s election, Ekow Vincent insisted that his candidate was the best choice,\u201d a statement, signed by the General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua, read.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Adorye on the other hand has come under criticism over comments he allegedly made that \u201cNortherners and Muslims are only fit for Running Mate positions\u201d during a health walk over the weekend in honour of Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The walk dubbed\u00a0<em>Aduru woso<\/em>\u00a0to wit it\u2019s your turn, saw participants clad in branded party T-shirts with pictures of Mr Kyerematen march through the principal streets of Kumasi as they declare their support for his flagbearership race.<\/p>\n<p>In view of this, the NPP\u2019s National Steering Committee has also written to Mr Kyerematen to answer questions\u00a0on why the walk took place despite sanctions imposed on such gatherings by the party.<\/p>\n<p>The statement noted as part of plans to prevent such occurrences, the National Steering Committee will meet all Presidential hopefuls to court their support and full cooperation in respect of their compliance with the Party\u2019s Code of Conduct. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish to further reiterate that the leadership of the Party is determined and committed to ensuring that activities of all Party executives or officers, individuals, groups, supporters and loyalists of presidential and parliamentary hopefuls, do not breach the Party\u2019s Code of Conduct for presidential and parliamentary primaries,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below is the full statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1nOXwXbIkXoYvUt7CmmlfLJDjiOER5WNB\/preview\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/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=\"Mh-Mg480kHI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Create A Mental Picture Of Your Future - Badwam Nkuranhyensem on Adom TV (18-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mh-Mg480kHI?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>The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has summoned a Communications Team member, Hopeson Adorye and Tafo Member of Parliament (MP), Vincent Ekow Assafuah. 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