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Odeneho Kwaku Appiah<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Former Afigya-Kwabre South Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, has urged the party\u2019s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to settle on a running mate now to save the party in the region from further bickering.<\/p>\n
Popularly known as COKA, Odeneho said just like many others in the NPP, he believes the party\u2019s running mate will be from the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd so there have been many lobbying for their preferred candidates, thereby creating division and tension in the region,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a known fact that various interest groups within the party have started lobbying for their preferred candidate to be chosen as the vice presidential candidate for the party.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo make the ticket of the pairing stronger, many have urged the NPP to choose its running mate from the Ashanti Region, which is the \u2018world bank\u2019 of the party. So the lobbying is intense in the Ashanti Region and therefore seems to have created tension and deep division,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n
Odeneho stated that the tension and seeming division\u00a0have the potential to hurt the NPP because of the large number of votes from the region, indicating that an overwhelming performance in\u00a0the Ashanti Region will signify a likely victory for the NPP\u00a0in the general election.<\/p>\n
He, therefore, called on Dr. Bawumia to make the running mate selection\u00a0sooner to avoid further divisions and to prevent the NDC, which has targeted the region, from gaining control.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe NDC, our main opponent, has made the Ashanti Region its target to get more votes, going into 2024 elections. Their attention is not even on their world bank, the Volta Region.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is important we in the NPP do not allow the selection of a running mate to divide Ashanti Region the most. The fact is, if the Ashanti Region fails the NPP, the NPP party will be in big trouble,\u201d COKA indicated.<\/p>\n
According to him, by naming the running mate now, the party will be able to quickly manage any fallouts through the region\u2019s reconciliation team, chaired by Mr. Edward Boateng.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndeed, per our revised Constitution in Article 13 Section 3(1) and (2), our candidate ought to have selected our running mate by the close of December last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, per his request for extension, it was granted by the National Council. Recent events, especially in the Ashanti Region are not encouraging.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe party leaders are undermining each other. Some are making unsubstantiated allegations against each other, which are affecting the party in the region,\u201d Odeneho said.<\/p>\n
He stated that as a concerned member of the NPP, his and many others\u2019 fear is that if the process is delayed, the crack would grow deeper and more distressing, which will not help the party\u2019s mission to \u2018break the eight\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cGhana and the NPP need Dr. Bawumia to save the country from going back in development,\u201d he said in a statement posted on his Facebook.<\/p>\n
Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah also urged all defeated aspirants in the party\u2019s primaries to come onboard to help the NPP campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cI contested for the regional chairmanship position. It was fierce competition and unfortunately I lost, but I can\u2019t turn my back to the party I love. I am fully onboard the party\u2019s campaign to help break the eight for NPP.\u00a0 We have only one NPP. 2024 is the ultimate, let\u2019s unite behind the big elephant,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n
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Odeneho Kwaku Appiah \u00a0 Former Afigya-Kwabre South Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, has urged the party\u2019s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to settle on a running mate now to save the party in the region from further bickering. Popularly known as COKA, Odeneho said just like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":165522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-165521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
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