Former
Deputy Energy Minister under Ex-President Kufour's administration,
Kwame Ampofo Twum has added his voice to numerous comments that it is
too early for the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to argue
about a suitable candidate for the flagbearership position.
Speaking
in an interview with Peacefmonline.com, Hon. Ampofo Twum was of a
strong view that pitching Nana Addo for the flagbearership slot is very
premature.
According to him, it is rather prudent for the party
to unite in order to become a formidable force and should not be
portrayed in a bad light.
He found the internal wranglings in the
NPP a usual trend, hence should not be misconstrued just because the
party members have varied opinions over a potential candidate to lead
the party to victory, come 2016.
To him, it does not therefore mean the party has disintegrated.
"I
don't want us to see it as factions in the NPP because it bears a
negative connotation. In the big party such as the NPP, there will
surely be certain people whose opinions may differ from others but it
doesn't mean there are divisions in the party."
Also, touching on
the state of the economy, the former Deputy Energy Minister believed
the Mahama administration is too loose unlike the Kufour government
where his cabinet Ministers could not hide behind him to promote their
personal agenda.
He revealed that, under the leadership of
President Kufour, every Ministry was accountable to him and he made sure
that he was privy to every activity undertaken by his cabinet Ministers
including their Deputies.
“On daily basis or weekly basis or
monthly basis, you must be accountable to the President. He must be
privy to all your activities because whatever you do, will have a
bearing on his administration. President Kufour had an absolute control
over the Ministers...The Minister is accountable to President Kufour
while he is accountable to Ghana.”
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