"WE ARE NOT BROKE"- NPP COMMUNCATIONS DIRECTOR

Felix Kwame Quainoo

The Prestea Huni-Valley Constituency Communications Director for the New Patriotic Party Felix Kwame Quainoo says he disagrees with people who say the party is broke hence going in for some new directives that involve huge monies for the upcoming parliamentary primaries.  

Felix Kwame Quainoo says, despite the fact that the NPP has been on opposition for two terms does not mean it is broke.

He was speaking on a political talk show called “MPU-NE-MPU” Wednesday March 25 on a Bogoso based radio station Best Fm in the Western Region on the new proposed directives the party’s National Executive Council came up last Tuesday.

The NPP National Executive Council on Tuesday March 24 proposed some directives which some members of the party vehemently oppose.

Some portions of the proposal that have sparked disagreement in the NPP is the 30,000 Ghana Cedis a new parliamentary aspirant contesting a sitting Member of Parliament will have to pay and areas only women are to contest because there are sitting women Member of Parliaments.

They explain that, 10,000 Ghana Cedis is for filing fee whiles the 20,000 Ghana Cedis is for development fee.

Acid as he is popularly called, told the host of the programme Kojo Fletcher that anybody who says the party is broke therefore finding ways and means to get money from its members without following some acceptable procedures in the party is misplaced.

He said the NPP has for the past years conducted many activities that needed huge sums of money but they did not “squeeze anybody’s” hand to get monies.

“We went to the opposition since 2008, what major activity have we not done, from polling station elections to constituency elections to regional elections to the presidential candidate elections and you say we are broke, we are not broke. If we are broke could we have done all these, what are you talking about” he asked.

Mr. Felix Kwame Quainoo who will also be contesting in the upcoming parliamentary primaries said the move is very laudable and will be good for the party.

But a business man who was also on the show Anthony Laud Awuni said, the 30,000 is too much and will pave the way for people think politics today in Ghana is business.

Mr. Awuni also expressed worry that the idea by NPP NEC could deprive many NPP members who can win seat for the party in an area since they would not be able to raise such money.

“Look, some may be very popular in the constituency and in the party but will not be able to raise the money. The action will deprive many who can help the party win 2016 elections” Mr. Awuni said.

“Unless the National Executive Council will provide cash support for the aspirants’ campaign because that alone is very expensive”

Mr. Awuni thinks politics today in Ghana is becoming business because of how monies are been pumped in.