Alhaji Iddi Muhayu-Deen, an aide to the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu says the national leadership of the party cannot and must not be blamed for the defeat of its nominee, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye in the Speaker of Parliament elections held on Thursday, January 7, 2021.
According to him, the party provided enough support and did a lot of work in the interest of the party regarding the elections.
Mr. Boadu’s aide stressed this in a response to allegations made by one of the party’s Members of Parliament, Eugene Boakye Antwi representing the Subin constituency.
The Subin MP in a media interview after the NPP side failed to get Prof. Oquaye re-elected as Speaker of Parliament said the leadership of the party must be blamed for the development.
He said the party leadership lacked coordination and there was the need for self-introspection within the party.
He said there was great coordination between the NDC General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia and the NDC MPs to enable to have their choice of Speaker, Alban Bagbin elected.
But John Boadu’s aide in reaction to the comments said Mr. Boadu was present in Parliament to give the NPP MPs the needed support and also played a key role in the background consultations for the selection of the First and Second Deputy Speakers.
“Not only that, John Boadu, as a key stakeholder in the matters that were before the august house, was invited to participate in the background negotiations involving the leadership of both sides during the deadlock, whereupon he played an instrumental role in getting the NDC side to agree to support the NPP’s proposal to have Hon. Joe Osei Owusu and Hon. Amoako Assiamah, elected on consensus, as First and Second Deputy Speakers respectively,” he noted.
He described as mischievous and untenable the allegations by the Subin MP.
