Acting Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Danquah Smith Butey, has dismissed reports claiming that Kwame Baffoe Abronye, popularly known as Abronye DC, disrespected former President John Agyekum Kufuor during a party meeting.
Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Mr. Butey said the incident had been misrepresented to the public, noting that it arose from a misunderstanding during an internal meeting.
“It wasn’t that Abronye disrespected Kufuor. What happened was that the old man made some proposals during a meeting. It is an in-house issue, and Dr. Anane shouldn’t have even brought it out in the first place,” he explained.
According to the Acting Chairman, the matter should have been handled within party structures rather than discussed publicly.
“We should have dealt with it internally. Dr. Anane could have submitted a petition to the disciplinary committee if necessary. He wasn’t even at the meeting, so I suspect he may have been misinformed,” Mr. Butey added.
He recounted that during the meeting, former President Kufuor offered advice, and members were allowed to share their opinions. When discussions began to veer off track, Mr. Butey intervened to restore order.
“After three people spoke, I realised I made a mistake by opening the floor, so I stopped it. I informed President Kufuor that his advice had been taken in good faith and that the party would deliberate and get back to him,” he said.
“After three people spoke, I realised I made a mistake by opening the floor, so I stopped it. I informed President Kufuor that his advice had been taken in good faith and that the party would deliberate and get back to him,” he said.
Mr. Butey insisted that while Abronye’s conduct could be described as a “misstep,” it did not amount to disrespect or insult toward the former President.
“Despite Abronye’s misconduct, he did not insult Kufuor. He can’t even dare because I wouldn’t have tolerated it. In fact, he kept referring to Kufuor as his in-law throughout the discussion,” he stressed.
He cautioned party members against spreading misinformation and urged them to protect the image of the NPP’s founding figures.
“If Abronye had insulted Kufuor, the consequences wouldn’t have been good,” Mr. Butey concluded.
The clarification comes after widespread media reports suggested Abronye had allegedly disrespected former President Kufuor during a closed-door party meeting — claims that Mr. Butey says were based on “a clear misunderstanding.”
Source: adomonline.com
