{"id":272014,"date":"2024-12-28T14:57:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T14:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/28\/npp-constitution-is-flawed-asante-akim-north-mp-criticises-leadership-selection-criteria\/"},"modified":"2024-12-28T14:57:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T14:57:21","slug":"npp-constitution-is-flawed-asante-akim-north-mp-criticises-leadership-selection-criteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/28\/npp-constitution-is-flawed-asante-akim-north-mp-criticises-leadership-selection-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP constitution is flawed &#8211; Asante Akim North MP criticises leadership selection criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><figure>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1df132a7c440643d75b65e40061a1b58\" alt=\"Incumbent MP for Asante Akim North, Kwame Andy Appiah\" title=\"Incumbent MP for Asante Akim North, Kwame Andy Appiah\" data-image-width=\"295\" data-image-height=\"166\"\/><figcaption>\n         Incumbent MP for Asante Akim North, Kwame Andy Appiah<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The incumbent Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Kwame Andy Appiah Kubi, has criticised the New Patriotic Party\u2019s constitution, labeling it outdated and flawed in its process for selecting party leaders.<\/p>\n<p> Appiah Kubi\u2019s statements come on the back of a recent press conference held by the NPP\u2019s National Chairman, Stephen Ntim, who acknowledged the party\u2019s defeat to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and also announced plans for a post-election review to assess the factors behind the defeat. <\/p>\n<p> \u201cThere is no doubt that the outcome of the elections is not what we wished for. The party will set up an election review committee in January 2025 to engage stakeholders and analyse the factors leading to our defeat, paving the way for reforms,\u201d Ntim stated. <\/p>\n<p> However, Appiah Kubi believes that the party&#8217;s constitution itself needs reform. <\/p>\n<p> \u201cThe NPP\u2019s constitution is so flawed in selecting leaders within the party. A constitutional review is long overdue,\u201d Appiah Kubi said. <\/p>\n<p> He further argued that the current system, which often involves monetary influence, undermines the party\u2019s ability to select qualified and competent leaders. <\/p>\n<p> \u201cMonetization in the NPP will not bring out the best candidates for leadership roles,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p> RAD\/EB<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch the latest edition of BizTech below:<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"1ePdTUG90fc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exploring the Types of Payment Cards: What you need to know\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ePdTUG90fc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incumbent MP for Asante Akim North, Kwame Andy Appiah The incumbent Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Kwame Andy Appiah Kubi, has criticised the New Patriotic Party\u2019s constitution, labeling it outdated and flawed in its process for selecting party leaders. Appiah Kubi\u2019s statements come on the back of a recent press conference held by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":272015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-272014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NPP constitution is flawed - Asante Akim North MP criticises leadership selection criteria - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/28\/npp-constitution-is-flawed-asante-akim-north-mp-criticises-leadership-selection-criteria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NPP constitution is flawed - Asante Akim North MP criticises leadership selection criteria - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Incumbent MP for Asante Akim North, Kwame Andy Appiah The incumbent Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Kwame Andy Appiah Kubi, has criticised the New Patriotic Party\u2019s constitution, labeling it outdated and flawed in its process for selecting party leaders. 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