Former Member of Parliament for Asante Akim, Lawyer Andy Appiah Kubi, has cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) against proceeding with its presidential primaries without first addressing the party’s internal challenges.
Speaking on Morning Starr on Starr FM, Andy Appiah Kubi described the current state of the party as fragmented and disorganized, warning that rushing into the primaries could lead to confusion and chaos.
Andy Appiah Kubi highlighted the deep divisions within the NPP, emphasizing the need for consensus and unity before embarking on the selection of a flagbearer.
“I am happy you referred to the divided opinion. It’s good we need to disagree to come to some form of agreement at some point in time,” he said.
However, he expressed concern that the party’s ongoing disagreements about its performance and future direction risk undermining its ability to organize effectively.
The former MP questioned the logic of holding the presidential primaries first and leaving the responsibility of reorganizing the party to the eventual flagbearer.
He stated “I see that as a recipe for confusion and chaos because you find yourself so disorganized in even now with all kinds of opinions in the party in relation respect of our performance and indeed how we’ve to regroup and reorganize.
“Then all of a sudden you’re looking at flagbearer, is it the case that when we finish with the flagbearer, it will be his responsibility to do the organization and reorganization of the party? If that’s what we think is the best approach, that is probably the proposal on the table,” he remarked skeptically.
Andy Appiah Kubi stressed the importance of following the NPP’s constitution, which outlines the proper roadmap for party activities, including elections and organizational restructuring.
“We have a constitution that makes the roadmap as to what happens within the party, and we cannot do anything contrary to what the constitution prescribes for us,” he stated.
According to him, the constitution mandates that organizational activities start from the polling stations, then move to constituencies, regions, and finally the national level.
Source: www.kumasimail.com / Kwadwo Owusu
