Communications Team Member of the New Patriotic Party, Eric Twum, has lashed out at Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, former government spokesperson for governance and security, over his criticism of the party’s 2024 presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
The backlash follows comments by Dr. Boakye-Danquah, alleging that Dr. Bawumia Mahamudu was attempting to dissociate himself from the failures of the Akufo-Addo administration during his nationwide Thank-you Tour.
During his Thank-you Tour, on Dr. Bawumia cited several factors he believed contributed to the NPP’s loss, including arrogance of power, the high cost of living, the failure to reshuffle government appointees, the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy), and the unpopular “haircut” policy that formed part of Ghana’s IMF debt restructuring programme.
In response, Boakye-Danquah, in a strongly worded statement, challenged Dr. Bawumia’s narrative, describing it as an opportunistic attempt to absolve himself of blame.
However, these comments did not sit well with some party loyalists, including Eric Twum, who expressed his disappointment in no uncertain terms.
“For me, this is a bit more upsetting. I was quite upset that Nana Akomea, who is my mentor, responded to Palgrave because where did this Palgrave boy come from? When we were in the trenches, where was he? That is what is upsetting.
“Where did he come from that he had the audacity and the effrontery to say these things? I am very sad that Nana Akomea responded to him. He should have allowed some of us to respond to him,” Twum said.
Thank You Tour: ‘There’s no disunity in NPP’ – Eric Twum