Suspension of Afoko in 2016 Was the Best – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that the suspension of Paul Afoko as the Chairman of the NPP as well as General Secretary, Kwabena Agyapong and Second National Vice Chairman, Sammy Crabbe paved way for the NPP to gain power in the 2016 election.

According to the President, that Era was a hard time in the history of the Party and that, he’s more than grateful to leaders of the party for taking that bold step.

Addressing delegates at the 26th National Delegates Conference in Koforidua, the president commended the leadership of the party and the council of elders for taking the tough decision to bring sanity into the party.

President expressing his deepest appreciation to leaders of the party said, C.K Tedam did a great work for securing sanity in the party.

“Under CK Tedam, we took the decision to suspend some people, and that helped the party to win the elections,” the President said.

He further charged the delegates and party supporters to ensure that the party is never confronted with party wrangling and issues of allegations against one another.

“We must make sure that the events that happened after our delegates conference in Tamale never happen again.”

President Akufo-Addo urged the delegates to elect leaders who would propel the NPP to power come 2020.

“We have the daunting task of organising our party for the 2020 elections. We need the right people to lead us to victory.”

The president noted that the current leadership of the NPP rose to the task, kept their focus and led the party to its victory; he commended and make them get the awareness of securing win for the party in the 2020 election.