Be alert to NDC tricks & propaganda ahead of 2028 polls – NPP leadership told
Source: tntnewspapergh.com
Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), especially key stakeholders, have been cautioned to be wide awake in order not to fall into the usual propaganda tricks of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), particularly that of Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, in the lead up to the 2028 general election.
According to Mr. Patrick Kwame Frimpong, a former second-Vice Chairman for the Manhyia South Constituency ,who also served as first vice chairman for Manhyia North constituency in the Ashanti Region, in many instances, the incumbent National Chairman of the NDC, who is also the longest-serving General Secretary of the party, Mr. Asiedu Nketia, has set propaganda traps or tricks for the NPP to fall into them in taking certain decisions which they (NDC) quickly turn back to blame the NPP for such unpopular decisions.
Mr.Patrick Kwame Frimpong
Speaking to “The New Trust” newspaper ahead of the party’s flagbearer election, Mr. Frimpong, who doubles as the Presiding Member for the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), and the National Vice-President of NALAG, said should the leadership of the NPP fall into the NDC’s traps or tricks again in the selection of the party’s flagbearer in 2028 and beyond, the future generation and posterity would not forgive them.
“NPP leadership and the grassroots shouldn’t repeat the mistakes of listening to the NDC, especially General Mosquito, in taking unpopular decisions,” he said.
Mr.Johnson Aseidu Nketia, NDC National chairman
He recalled that “the NDC started its tricks by telling Ghanaians, particularly those in the Zongo communities that the NPP is an Akan party, for which reason it does not like our brothers and sisters from the Zongo communities and that led to the NPP appointing NASARA Co-ordinators.”
Lawyer Justin Frimpong Kodua,NPP General Secretary
They (NDC) followed it up by accusing the NPP in the run-up to the 2007 flagbearer primary that the 17 contestants were too many. “This same Asiedu Nketia referred to the aspirants as “17 thieves,” he added.
Mr. Frimpong continued that this accusation influenced the NPP to introduce “Special Delegates Conference” to reduce the number of aspirants from any number to five.
This unpopular article which was introduced into the party’s constitution has so far been scrapped because it was needless.
Besides, the NDC blamed the alleged money influenced on the delegates’ system for the party’s primaries and subsequently the NPP leadership kowtowed to it and again expanded the delegates to cover all polling station executives.
As if that was not enough,NDC continued with similar tricks and propaganda against NPP in 2012 through to to the selection of Dr.Mahamudu Bawumia,first Muslim and northern as NPP 2024 presidential candidate,they (NDC) turned around again to discredit him(Bawumia ).
Mr Frimpong said “as we (NPP) prepares to hold primary to elect Flagbearer for 2028 general election,the same NDC and their activists,have started what they (NDC) “know best’… against NPP.However, I wish to urge the rank and file of our party, especially the leaders and the delegates to be careful not to fall into the tricks of NDC in the selection of a Flagbearer, as well as the new leaders of the party ahead of 2028 elections”,he pleaded.
