The Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Anthony Namon, has thrown his support behind the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, saying he has the character and experience to lead the party as national chairman.
Mr Namon made the remarks during a visit by Mr Boasiako to the Upper East Region as part of efforts to build support for his bid to become the party’s national chairman.
He accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of deliberately targeting key figures within the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in an attempt to weaken the party.
“The NDC knows there is something special about him. Their policy has been that they should decapitate the NPP, and so you will see that all those they are tackling, it is a way of crippling the party,” Mr Namon said. “Wontumi is one of them. By the grace of God, it cannot happen.”
Long standing commitment
Mr Namon also highlighted what he described as Mr Boasiako’s longstanding commitment to the party, recalling how he supported the organisation of an important party congress more than a decade ago.
“In 2014 when we were looking for funding to organise the first national congress in the northern part of Ghana, we didn’t have money. It was only a few people who supported us and he was one of them. He gave us resources for the congress to come off,” he said.
Unblemished record
According to him, Mr Boasiako’s leadership in the Ashanti Region – widely considered the stronghold of the NPP – means his political journey should not end at the regional level.
“Having been the chairman in the heart of the party, the Ashanti Region, it will not be conclusive if it ends there,” Mr Namon said.
He added that Mr Boasiako possesses the qualities needed to lead the party at the national level. “He has the temperament, he has the heart to lead the party as a national chairman,” he said.
Reaction
Mr Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, is seeking to become the next national chairman of the NPP as the party begins internal conversations about its future leadership.
In a Facebook post on Friday (13 March), Wontumi thanked the delegates for the massive support and pledged to unite the party to wrestle power from the NDC.
“We worked closely together to bring victory in 2016 to the party, and this connection is what I have kept till date. It is, therefore, not surprising to witness at first hand, the deepest show of love and support for my ambition to lead this party”, he wrote
“The belief they had shown in me during my interaction with them, gives me a renewed strength to forge ahead.
My gratitude knows no bounds and I will keep my promise of leading this great party of ours to make the swiftest return to power”.
Source: asaaseradio.com
