It’s Coincidence, NPP Won’t Be Replacing Dead MPs With Wives – Obiri Boahen
Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen has stated that it is not a deliberate attempt on the part of the party to replace deceased Members of Parliaments with their wives.
According to him, it’s only a coincidence that such decisions have been taken, however, the party has no plans to make it a tradition.
“It is sheer coincidence. The point is that when these things happen, the party relies on recommendations from the party executives in the constituency,” he told GhanaWeb on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.
“The NPP constitution is structured in that way that does not allow that…whoever is chosen needs the concern of the National Executive Committee and the National Council. That is how the NPP operates,” he said.
The NPP have on two occasions recently replaced deceased MPs with their wives.
Lydia Seyram Alhassan, replaced her husband, Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko, who died while a sitting NPP MP.
Lydia Seyram Alhassan
Ophelia Hayford, after her husband, Ekow Quansah Hayford was killed last Friday, has been made to replace him on the ticket of the NPP as Parliamentary candidate.