Senior Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Kwasi Amakye-Boateng has backed former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Awentami Paul Afoko, in the party\u2019s chairmanship race, arguing that the party needs a leader capable of bringing back disgruntled and former members.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Kumasi-based Akoma FM, Dr Amakye-Boateng assessed the four candidates contesting the National Chairmanship position and holds the conviction that Awentami Paul Afoko will serve the good of the elephant family.<\/p>\n
He said, in his assessment, the candidates did not have the same capacity to reach out to all aggrieved and breakaway members and bring them back into the party.<\/p>\n
Dr Amakye-Boateng said the NPP\u2019s rebuilding must go beyond changing individuals and should involve reconciliation, organisational restructuring, and institutional renewal.<\/p>\n
He pointed to Afoko\u2019s experience and background as reasons for his preference, saying those qualities could help the former chairman contribute to a new identity for the party.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the NPP can be formidable, recontouring, and institutional renewal, then the best person to lead the party is Paul Afoko,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also said the position of National Chairman requires more than the conventional responsibilities associated with the office.<\/p>\n
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According to him, the person occupying the position must have credibility, reliability, and experience that can strengthen confidence in the party.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe character of that person should be credible, reliable, and someone whose experience can give credibility to the party,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Dr Amakye-Boateng said Afoko\u2019s previous experience within the NPP, coupled with his \u00a0political<\/span><\/a> background, made him, in his view, suitable to spearhead what he described as a new NPP identity.<\/p>\n Four candidates intensify their campaigns ahead of the party\u2019s October 3 national executive elections.<\/p>\n The candidates have already been assigned ballot positions: John Boadu first, Sammy Crabbe second, Awentami Paul Afoko third, and Boakye Agyarko fourth.<\/p>\n