Media personality Kevin Taylor has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for what he describes as a “tribalistic” response to recent events.
In a bold Facebook post, Taylor noted that the “noise” made by the NPP when Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as Chairman Wontumi, was arrested contrasts sharply with their silence regarding the arrest of Alhaji Wahab.
These comments follow a recent operation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on June 25, which led to the detention of Alhaji Wahab and his wife for alleged tax evasion, money laundering, and causing financial loss to the state.
“Accountability is non-negotiable, and I have absolutely no sympathy for any NPP past appointees under investigation or facing prosecution under this new NDC administration. If you have done wrong, you must face the consequences, simple as that,” Taylor stated.
He pointed out that when Chairman Wontumi was arrested for various criminal offenses, including fraud and money laundering, the NPP organized press conferences and protests, demonstrating what he called “swift” outrage.
“That said, I find it rather interesting if not outright hypocritical particularly of how the NPP was up in arms and making all sorts of noise when Chairman Wontumi was arrested but are now dead silent over the arrest of yet another party person. The outrage was swift, loud, and coordinated,” he remarked.
“Yet now, with the arrest of Hanan Abdul-Wahab, the former CEO of the National Buffer Stock Company, the silence from the same quarters is deafening,” he added.
Taylor alleged that Hanan’s situation has been overlooked due to his northern background and accused the NPP of being tribalistic.
“Is it because Hanan is from the North and does not merit any of such blind solidarity as expressed in the case of Wontumi? Where are the protests and the press conferences? You see, moments like these is what reveal the undercurrents in our political culture especially within the NPP,” he remarked.
“When we speak about how tribal the NPP is, it’s not just for the fun of it. Without malice, I sincerely hope that northerners within the NPP are paying close attention and drawing the necessary lessons. If you go down, you go down alone. Start thinking about yourselves!” he added.