The Chairman of the NPP’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has sought to clarify events surrounding an end of year party held by officials in the region.
During the party, Chaitman Wontumi was heard loudly and enthusiastically shouting ‘Bawumia Must Win’ whilst getting other officials in attendance to chant along with him.
However, Wontumi in a new statement claims the chant was not an explicit endorsement of the Presidential candidature of Dr Bawumia.
In a statement signed by an aide of Wontumi, the cheers were in reference to the Vice President overcoming the nation’s economic challenges and not calling for him to be the party’s flagbearer.
Read the statement below…
The attention of the Office of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been drawn to malicious attempts to twist events that occurred during the recently held End of the Year Party for members of the party at Golden Tulip.
We would like to state emphatically and without any equivocation that the purpose of the party was to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all individuals within the party and government for their efforts and contributions towards the progress and development of Ashanti NPP.
For this reason, invitations were extended to everyone; MPs, Ministers, CEOs, party executives amongst others.
It was not specifically organised to provide a platform for anyone to perpetuate their political agenda as being speculated.
It must also be emphasised that the Bawumia Must Win(BMW) mantra, which has generated some discussions as occasioned by events on the night, was not about the political ambition of the Vice President.
As a matter of fact, the BMW slogan was invented in reference to the current economic challenges and how we hope the Economic Management Team, which the Vice President is the figurehead, can navigate through these challenges and eventually become successful.
So the Bawumia Must Win was basically to affirm the conviction that Government must win over the current economic situation, especially the recent Cedi-Dollar challenges.
We hope this statement brings clarity to the issue.
Signed
Andy Owusu
Aide to the Ashanti Regional Chairman, NPP
Source: theGhanaianVoice.Com