A former Chief of Staff, Kwadwo Mpiani, has expressed his belief that President Akufo-Addo is contributing to the challenges faced by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).Mpiani stated that the NPP's issues intensified following the removal of former National Chairman Paul Afoko and former General Secretary Kwabena Agyapong, which he deemed unconstitutional within the party's rules.

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In an interview with the media, Mpiani explained that the party's problems escalated when control of the party was concentrated in the hands of one individual after the removal of these two party leaders.“Well, to some extent yes.

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You know, I think the party’s problems deepened the very day the party decided to sack its Chairman [Paul Afoko] and General Secretary [Kwabena Agyapong], which I believe was unconstitutional under our own party rules, but then the party did it,” Mr Mpiani said in an interview on Joy News.“Unfortunately, some members, including members of the group to which I belong, take pride in this by saying that they were able to remove these people.

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As soon as the party removed these people, they gave the party to one man who was the candidate at that time, and who is the President at this time, and this is the problem we have in the party which we are not confronting. And if we don’t confront this problem, we are going to have more problems within the party.

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”He emphasized, "What I am saying is that there was this problem, and the party in its wisdom decided to give the party to the Candidate Akufo-Addo, who’s now President Akufo-Addo."When asked directly if he believed President Akufo-Addo was a problem for the party, Mpiani replied, "He is part of the problem. All of us are part, and he is part of the problem.

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"These comments from Mpiani come as the NPP is dealing with internal divisions, with Alan Kyerematen, a former Trade and Industry Minister, resigning from the party to run as an Independent Candidate in the 2024 presidential election, citing the party's hijacking by a select few as one of his reasons for resigning.

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