The Vice President of Ghana and Flagbearer hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign team, has denounced claims by Kennedy Agyapong that he has been approached to step down and be given the Running Mate slot.
“We wish to state in unequivocal terms that the Bawumia Campaign team has not approached Kennedy Agyapong for such a running mate offer, nor have we assigned any member of the team to approach him for the same,” a statement from the campaign office of the vice President said.
The Vice President’s campaign team also denied claims that the Vice President is using threats and intimidation to destroy the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
“It is also not true, as alleged by Kennedy Agyapong, that Dr. Bawumia is collapsing the party through intimidation. The unity of our party has been of great concern to candidate Dr. Bawumia. It is in light of such concern that he refrains from responding to unwarranted attacks by others in the contest and has cautioned his supporters against responding to such provocative attacks. His strategy has been to persuade delegates to support his bid. This he does by laying his vision for the party and country.”
Read The Statement Below
The Bawumia campaign team has noticed with grave concern a news report by Citinewsroom.com and other media outlets in which the Hon. Kennedy Agyapong is alleged to have indicated that some members of the Bawumia campaign team attempted to bribe him to step down and be made the running mate to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
We wish to state in unequivocal terms that the Bawumia Campaign team has not approached Kennedy Agyapong for such a running mate offer, nor have we assigned any member of the team to approach him for the same.
It is also not true, as alleged by Kennedy Agyapong, that Dr. Bawumia is collapsing the party through intimidation. The unity of our party has been of great concern to candidate Dr. Bawumia. It is in light of such concern that he refrains from responding to unwarranted attacks by others in the contest and has cautioned his supporters against responding to such provocative attacks. His strategy has been to persuade delegates to support his bid. This he does by laying his vision for the party and country.
As we have always maintained, the contest for flagbearer in the NPP is an internal one, and all actors, particularly the aspirants, must be guided by the core values of the NPP, which include but are not limited to truth, decorum, and respect for one another.
Thank you.
— Signed —
Gideon Boako, Ph.D.
Spokesperson
Source: MyNewsGh.com
