Akufo Addo foisted Bawumia on us; he was not party member – Ohene Ntow blows ‘secret’ after NPP sacked him for supporting Alan

A former member of New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Ohene Now, has claimed that the Vice President, Dr.
He said when Akufo-Addo chose Bawumia as running mate that year, he flouted the party’s constitution that dictates that whoever runs for that office must be a card-bearing member of the party for at least 5 years and in good standing.
This constitutional condition, according to Ohene Ntow, disqualified Bawumia, however, AKufo-Addo got party executives to accept him as running mate, thus foisting him on them.
Ohene Ntow who was the General Secretary of the party at the time Akufo-Addo ‘forced’ Bawumia on them, explained that Akufo-Addo managed to convince the party executives that Bawumia was an expert in economic management and so the party would fare better if they waived that constitutional demand and accepted him as his running mate.
He revealed that some party members had reservations about Akufo-Addo’s demand, however, they had to give in because they were told that Bawumia was an expert.
Now, he said Ghana has witnessed a downward economic performance since Akufo-Addo and Bawumia took over, implying that Bawumia was foisted on them for nothing....CONTINUE READING