A few weeks ago, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) issued a statement in which it said it had referred the Bono Regional Chairman of the party, Kwame Baffoe, also known as Abronye, to the Disciplinary Committee of the party over alleged misconduct.
According to the statement, which was signed by the General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong, the General Secretary said he had personally dragged Abronye to the Disciplinary Committee of the party over multiple acts of misconduct, which he described as “unbecoming of a member” and “gravely detrimental to the image, unity, and integrity of the organisation.”
Throwing more light on the issue, the General Secretary accused Abronye of making derogatory remarks against Kennedy Agyapong, citing a claim Abronye made that “even the elephant has more wisdom than Hon. Agyapong.”
Justin Kodua also alleged that Abronye had made false claims against him — that he (Kodua) had concealed a Disciplinary Committee report recommending punitive action against Kennedy Agyapong.
Indeed, over the past few weeks, or even months, Abronye has been on a collision course with Kennedy Agyapong in a relentless banter that appears more personally targeted at Kennedy Agyapong, owing to the background of the pair’s feud, which dates back to the NPP’s “Thank You Tour” earlier in the year, when Kennedy Agyapong attacked Abronye as “a poor man who must keep quiet when rich men are talking.”
In spite of the known background to their feud and Abronye’s sustained tirades via his Ohia TV (a name inspired by Kennedy Agyapong’s labelling of him as a poor man), the General Secretary still saw Abronye’s conduct as “gravely detrimental to the image and unity of the NPP” and thus dragged him to the Disciplinary Committee of the party.
In Abronye’s defence, he has maintained that his war with Kennedy Agyapong is rather a war for the NPP, as he says it is aimed at exposing Kennedy Agyapong, whom he continues to describe as a destructive figure to the NPP’s collective interest.
Asante Akim MP’s Sensational Outbursts Against Bawumia
If Abronye’s relentless war with Kennedy Agyapong has been viewed by the General Secretary as detrimental to the NPP’s image and unity — warranting a referral to the Disciplinary Committee — then I am wondering how the party sees the unprovoked and disgraceful personal attacks on former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia by the Asante Akim South NPP MP, Asante Boateng.
In widely circulated videos, which have been published by respected websites, the NPP MP described Bawumia as an outsider and a slave who does not deserve to lead the NPP.
“Bawumia is an outsider and like a slave who was brought in to serve us. He is not fit to occupy the main seat as our leader,” the Asante Akim South MP said.
Many have expressed outrage at how a senior member of the party — a representative of the people in Ghana’s august House — could utter such garbage against a senior member of the NPP.
To be fair to the General Secretary, I must admit that the party has issued a statement distancing itself from the divisive and tribal bigotry of the Asante Akim MP. But also, to be fair to this analysis, I must admit that the statement issued by the NPP General Secretary did not suggest that he considered the Asante Akim MP’s statement as despicable or as dangerous to the image and unity of the NPP as he (the General Secretary) or the party did with Abronye.
Why drag Abronye to the Disciplinary Committee for attacking Kennedy Agyapong but not do the same against the Asante Akim MP for such demeaning and divisive insults against Bawumia? Why treat Abronye’s attacks on Kennedy Agyapong more seriously than the MP’s unprovoked and dangerous outbursts against Bawumia?
No fair analysis will equate the two conducts. The unfortunate comment by the MP is despicable and dangerous bigotry, which is truly detrimental to the image and unity of the party.
What the Asante Akim MP has done is insult all northerners in the NPP — and all non-Akans in the party — as outsiders and slaves who are only fit to serve and not fit to occupy important leadership positions in the party. Through his bigotry, he has reinforced in the minds of some people that the NPP is a party for a particular ethnic group and not a national party that promotes inclusivity. The MP, through his thoughtless outburst, is making the NPP unattractive and driving people away.
What can be more dangerous than this? What can be more despicable than this? What should require emphatic condemnation more than this? And what should be more swiftly referred to the Disciplinary Committee than this?
It is such brutish characters like the Asante Akim South MP who are more dangerous to the image and unity of the NPP — not the likes of Abronye.
For a party that has suffered years of propaganda and negative labelling as a tribal, anti-inclusion party, such retrogressive views by a few misguided members must not be allowed to taint the party’s image.
The earlier the NPP and General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong realise how damaging the MP’s comment is — and drag him to the Disciplinary Committee to send a clear message — the better for the party.
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