Disagreements within the camp of the opposition
New Patriotic Party (NPP) will not be a consideration for the electorate as
Ghana goes to the polls later in 2016, says Paul Collins Appiah Ofori, a former
Member of Parliament (MP) for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa.
The NPP has been
beset with internal troubles, the major fallouts being the murders of its Upper
East regional chairman, Adams Mahama in Tamale and party activist Abubakar
Saddique at Asawase, as well as the suspension of party chairman Paul Afoko,
general secretary Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, and second vice-chairman Sammy Crabbe
for actions deemed to have undermined the chances of party flagbearer Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo-Addo as far as winning the elections due in December 7, 2016 are
concerned.The party’s headquarters at Asylum Down in Accra had also been
the scene of conflict and violence in the last two years, with the party
seemingly divided along pro-Akufo-Addo and pro-Kufuor-Alan Kyeremanten
lines.
There has been relative peace in the leading opposition party’s
camp since the beginning of this year, though calls have been made to the party
to reinstate suspended executives if it is to have a chance of winning the
polls.
But the ex-legislator and anti-corruption crusader is adamant that
past troubles will not cost the party victory at the polls as Ghanaian voters,
he said, will base their decisions on their current living
conditions.
“It is not the misunderstanding at the party headquarters
that will be a basis for voting. Ghanaians will make a decision after
assessments of their quality of life,” he told Chief Jerry Forson on
Accra100.5FM on the station’s morning show, Ghana Yensom.
He said the
cost of living in the country was on the rise and citizens could barely afford
basic necessities while failing to meet responsibilities including the payment
of bills and school fees.
According to him, these issues would influence
how Ghanaians vote at the polls rather than what differences lie between the NPP
and any disgruntled executive. |
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