National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has firmly rejected calls to suspend the party’s ongoing Thank You tour, despite the withdrawal of Kennedy Agyapong over reported security concerns.
Speaking on The Pulse on JoyNews, Mr Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, said the decision to embark on the tour was not taken by a few individuals but by the party’s second highest decision-making body the National Council.
“I disagree with anyone who says we need to suspend the tour. It is a decision of the National Council. It is not a decision for two or three or four people,” he stated.
His comments follow concerns raised after former flagbearer aspirant of the NPP, Kennedy Agyapong announced he would no longer participate in the tour, citing threats against members of his campaign team. But Nana B cautioned against reading too much into the decision, stressing the need to avoid creating tensions within the party.
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“Nobody should try to create an unfortunate incident between the former Vice President Bawumia and Kennedy Agyapong. Throughout the campaign, I have listened to Kennedy Agyapong and he has been preaching peace and togetherness,” he said.
Mr Boakye admitted that the NPP had suffered a “humiliating defeat” in the 2024 general elections, but said the Thank You tour was long overdue and essential for unity and party rebuilding.
“We should have even embarked on this Thank You tour some months ago, but because of Prof Mike Oquaye’s report, we delayed. The report was presented two weeks ago and then we started the tour,” he explained.
He emphasised the importance of acknowledging the efforts of party supporters, despite the election outcome.
“We did not win, but we also need to appreciate their hard work and tell them what really happened and why we must stay together so that we can win 2028,” he said.
Mr Boakye also highlighted that unlike previous elections, this tour was planned to include all the presidential aspirants as a symbol of party unity.
“It was the party and the 2024 presidential candidate who decided, together with the council, that we should invite all the presidential aspirants to be part of it to display unity,” he explained.
Addressing concerns about the challenges encountered during the tour, he urged party members to stand firm.
“If you go and face challenges, you face them you deal with it. You don’t run away.So I will disagree with anybody who says that we need to suspend the tour. We must confront these issues now so that we resolve our issues better than staying on it and then facing these challenges later,” he added.
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