Aspiring General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Fredrick Opare-Ansah, has bemoaned the current ‘exclusion national executive leadership style of the NPP, indicating it would not help the party to win the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary general elections.
According to him the challenge faced by the party requires a different kind of national party executive style; but acknowledged the current national executives have played their role.
“I have been talking about the non-inclusion of some members of the NPP. They have become apathetic to the party; there are a whole host of former MPs, government appointees and office holders of the party who have given up and no one is even approaching them to bring them back on board. Politics is about numbers,” he added.
He pointed out in an interview on Saturday, March 26, 2022 when he officially declared his intention of contesting the General Secretary position of the party that party officials, like polling station officials and coordinators are needed, but they are not the only ones needed to win a general elections.
“The party officials would not be more than three hundred thousand; you need over six or seven million votes to win the presidential election, and a number close to that to win majority of parliamentary seats. We need to go back for those who feel excluded.”
“Again, I have said I do not think there is anyone who can debate the E-Levy better than me, but no one has approachrd me to help debate. I would avail myself but no one has approached me. If I were in office, I would go looking for the best people in the field to come and help the party because one person does not possess knowledge.”
“I have dared the party if they have any one who can debate the e- levy better than me that person should come and meet me for us to be in the studious and debate for Ghanaians to listen to us.”
He noted that the politics of exclusion is what he is talking about and argued the present leadership style cannot help the party.
According to him, sometime last year when the issue on the general secretary position came up and he expressed interest should the opportunity be available, he was removed from the national communications team whatapp platform and queried why it should be so.
He said when he questioned the basis for his removal, he was told all persons on the platform who do not talk have been taken away from the platform.
He indicated that for effective and coherent communication on government issues, a platform as theirs to disseminate information, the National Communications Director of the party should have summary on government policies and discussion to guide the People on what to say and what not to say.
The former Suhum lawmaker noted that the intolerance in the party now, if it is taken into 2024, would be difficult for the NPP to win, that is why he is calling for change in leadership.
“That is why I am presenting myself. I have told my campaign team and all those coming on board that do not go and speak against anyone because after winning, they would be needed.”
Mr. John Boadu himself, the current General Secretary, we would invite him if he would not invite me I would invite him like I am doing with my former MP I defeated. I move everywhere with him.”
“If he does not want to come with me, I would tie him into a car and move around with him for him to help with the party work. The party would need his contribution to be maintained in power, but the style of excluding people in the party if we do not stop would affect us.”
Source: MyPublisher24.com/Kwaku Sakyi-Danso
