{"id":17702,"date":"2026-10-03T07:10:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T07:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=17702"},"modified":"2026-10-03T07:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T07:12:15","slug":"npp-election-kodua-says-fake-publications-wont-stop-unprecedented-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=17702","title":{"rendered":"NPP election: Kodua says fake publications won\u2019t stop \u201cunprecedented victory\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua has rejected claims circulating online that the party approved GHC2,000 for members of its Tertiary Students Confederacy Network (TESCON) to support their travel to Kumasi ahead of Saturday\u2019s national officers\u2019 elections.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Messages circulating online alleged that the money had been approved to support the delegates\u2019 journey to Kumasi and that Kodua had been mandated to distribute the funds to TESCON members.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing delegates on the eve of election day, Kodua, however, dismissed the claim as propaganda and questioned why the party\u2019s General Secretary would be responsible for distributing funds. He said the allegation had \u201cfallen flat\u201d and warned TESCON delegates to be cautious about what he described as false publications expected to circulate before voting.<\/p>\n<section class=\"cs-banner-entry cs-banner-post-inner alignfull\">\n<div class=\"cs-banner cs-banner-background\">\n<div class=\"cs-banner__container \">\n<div class=\"cs-banner__content\"><a title=\"Ad Banner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opos.africa\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy entered pmloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/asaaseradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/oPOS_Africa_Carousel_01.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asaaseradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/oPOS_Africa_Carousel_01.png\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-banner__label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs the General Secretary the treasurer of the party?\u201d he asked while asking delegates to \u201cbe on the lookout for several false publications that will come out from now to tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is any communication from TESCON it shall be communicated by the duly established structure which is the national TESCON coordinator or the regional TESCON coordinator,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny other news is fake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kodua did not identify those behind the messages or provide evidence to substantiate his claim that further false publications were being prepared.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Unprecedented victory\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Mr Kodua, who is seeking another term as General Secretary, also expressed confidence in his campaign ahead of Saturday\u2019s vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey know they have lost the elections, so now what they are resorting to is false publication, but it will not wash,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThe minds of TESCON are already made up and nothing will change our unprecedented victory tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NPP is due to elect its national officers at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Saturday, with the elections covering nine national executive positions.<\/p>\n<p>The General Secretary position is being contested by Mr Kodua, former Subin MP Eugene Boakye Antwi, former Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro MP Sylvester Tetteh and Dr Charles Dwamena.<\/p>\n<h3>Zero tolerance for vote buying<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, a member of the NPP National Elections Committee, Anthony Abayifaa Karbo, has warned that any candidate caught engaging in vote buying during the party\u2019s national elections will be disqualified.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to AsaasePa News at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium ahead of the national delegates conference, Mr Karbo said vote buying was prohibited under the rules governing the elections.<\/p>\n<p>He also said candidates would not be allowed to \u201ccamp\u201d delegates ahead of Saturday\u2019s vote, arguing that the delegates were experienced party officials capable of making their own decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny candidate who finds himself in vote buying will be disqualified from the elections,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet any candidate be caught in that exercise that has the tendency to bring the name of the party into disrepute. Then you would know that the elephant has teeth to bite,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>source: asaaseradio.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua has rejected claims circulating online that the party approved GHC2,000 for members of its Tertiary Students Confederacy Network (TESCON) to support their travel to Kumasi ahead of Saturday\u2019s national officers\u2019 elections. 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