President John Mahama is mocking the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following the crisis which has hit the main opposition party ahead of the 2016 elections.
The Danquah-Busia-Dombo tradition is busily engaged in an internal power struggle over who is the leader of the party following the suspension of its national chairman Paul Afoko.
Afoko insists he is the chairman of the party although his deputy Freddie Blay has been appointed in an acting capacity.
Speaking to a teeming crowd in the Volta region, Thursday, President Mahama said he finds it difficult to respond to the NPP’s press conference held Wednesday because he is confused as to who is the chairman of the largest opposition party now.
“On the day that opana [Freddie Blay] was doing his press conference to respond to me, somebody too was doing a press conference accusing him and saying he is going to court,” Mahama stated.
“This man said I’m acting chairman of the party and this one said I’m chairman of the party so I thought opana will rather pay attention to the competence of uniting his party than addressing press conferences at me. So one mark of competence in leadership is to manage people.
Right now I don’t even know who to address. So who is the chairman?” the president laughed out.
He has therefore counseled supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to “maintain the peace and unity in our party” ahead of Saturday’s primaries.
Mahama also entreated all to give him 100% endorsement at the primaries.
Source: Starrfmonline.com
