Several
members of the opposition New Patriotic Party have had different
opinions regarding the next leader for the party with some vouching for
Nana Addo and others calling on him to bow out from the contest.
General
Secretary of the party, Lawyer Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie recently threw his
weight behind Nana Addo, stressing that even if he is in a "wheel
chair", he will be pushed to lead the party to victory, come 2016.
On
the flipside, Former Minister of Health under Ex-President Kufour, Dr.
Richard Anane in an interview with Okay FM strongly held that there
should be other contenders for the flagbearership position.
None of the NPP members have been able to reveal the actual position of Nana Addo.
However,
a leading member of a youth wing of the NPP "Young Patriots", Hopeson
Adorye on Wednesday whispered to Peacefmonline.com that the Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the party's 2012 Presidential candidate will surely
contest the Presidential elections for the third time.
According
to him, Ghanaians should not misconstrue Nana Addo's brief political
break as a sign that his political ambition has died out.
Making
inference from the speeches by the party's flagbearer, Hopeson Adorye
affirmed that Nana Addo will lead the party, come 2016.
“Nana is
not saying that he will not come back…Nana has no option but to listen
to the majority of the party supporters who are saying that he should
come back. From his speech, you could see that Nana is ever ready to
lead the party…Nana Akufo Addo definitely will come back and lead this
party,” he disclosed.
To him, a new flagbearer for the party will ruin the party's fortunes, come 2016.
Alluding
to previous instances where certain candidates from both the opposition
and ruling parties were given several opportunities to solidify their
political ambitions, Hopeson Adorye therefore expressed support for Nana
Addo's candidature.
“1996, Kufour came in the first time; he
didn’t win. So, he got a second time in 2000 and he won…Atta Mills came
for the first time in 2000, that time he was not in total control. He
was the Vice President, so, he couldn’t win; second time, he couldn’t
win. It was the third time when Nana Akufo Addo was also coming as a
first timer, Atta Mills won the elections. And then, the second time,
John Mahama took over as a President before contesting.
“So, I
plead with our delegates that with Nana Akufo Addo coming for the third
time; we are going to win 2016…But if we dare change and bring a new
candidate, then we are giving the NDC the opportunity to win for the
third time. But for me…Nana will win in his third attempt...” Hopeson
Adorye confidently stated. |
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