Anyone who doesn't support Bawumia is no longer an NPP member - JFK
14th November 2023 12:22:24 PM
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The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, also known as JFK, has announced that any party member aligning with the founder of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, or any other candidate, will automatically forfeit their party membership.
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Mr. Frimpong clarified in an interview on Neat FM that the party's regulations explicitly prohibit supporting independent candidates when there is an officially endorsed party candidate, which, in this case, is Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
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"Anyone who stands as an independent candidate against the officially elected member of the party or who joins or declares support for another political party or an independent candidate, when the party has sponsored a candidate in a general election or bye-election, automatically forfeits his or her membership of the party,” he said.
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He added: "You are aware that not long ago, Alan Kyerematen wrote a letter to us expressing his desire to withdraw from the party. As per this policy, he is affected so it means that he is no longer part of the party.
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“We have seen certain videos of people following him and claiming they will vote for both him and the NPP Parliamentary candidate. I will release a letter to such individuals to make it clear that the forfeiture policy is in effect within the party. They are no longer party members."
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His remarks follow a viral image showing Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Adentan, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, adorned in Alan Kyerematen campaign gear during a Movement For Change event.
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Despite Alan Kyerematen's resignation from the party and decision to run independently, Buaben Asamoa did not announce his departure from the NPP.
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The recent statements from the NPP General Secretary confirm that Buaben Asamoa is no longer recognized as an NPP member for not supporting the party's flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
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In the party's presidential election on November 4, Dr. Bawumia secured the flagbearer position for the 2024 general elections with 61.43 percent of the votes.
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