The camp of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Bryan Acheampong has warned that any form of intimidation or coercion in the party’s internal presidential primaries will be resisted using laid-down internal party mechanisms.
This follows concerns raised by the Bryan Acheampong campaign team over alleged pressure being exerted on delegates in the Northern Region, including threats that their names could be removed from the NPP album if they fail to support former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story on Monday, January 12, the spokesperson for the Bryan Acheampong campaign team, Dr. Dickson Kissi Adomako, said the team is demanding a fair and peaceful electioneering process within the party.
“If people are being pressured or coerced, then that is unfair, and we will resist it through all the internal party measures that need to be applied,” he said.
Dr. Adomako stressed that the campaign does not support violence in any form and is committed to ensuring a calm and credible internal contest.
He noted that while every presidential hopeful has areas of strong support, such support should not be used as a basis for intimidation or suppression of opposing views.
“Inasmuch as everybody has his or her stronghold, we, for instance, do not intend to intimidate anyone in the strong regions of the Bryan Acheampong campaign, such as the Eastern Region and most parts of Greater Accra,” he said.
Dr. Adomako, therefore, appealed to party leaders, particularly in the Northern Region, to exercise restraint and ensure that delegates are allowed to freely express their choices.
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