The New Patriotic Branch in the United State of America and its Cincinnati Chapter have denied its utmost involvement in claims by one, Dennis Owusu Afriyie which cautions Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to stay behind and allow Mr Allan John Kwadwo Kyerematen to lead the party in 2024 general elections.

The article, published by SoireeNews (SN24) on Friday, January 24, 2021, revealed Mr Owusu Afriyie as the leader of the US chapter who admonished the vice president of Ghana not to think of contesting the current Minister of Trade and Industries in the presidential primaries but soberly back off and allow Allan Kwadwo Kyerematen to lead the party in 2024 just as he Allan did to Nana Addo.

In a letter signed by the NPP Chairperson of the USA Branch, Obaa Yaa Frimpong, “Dennis Owusu Afriyie is not one of the leaders of the NPP-USA Cincinnati Chapter and does not hold any position at the Chapter or Branch executive level and therefore “find it highly inappropriate and unimaginable that he could come out with such a fabricated and divisive article full of lies, malice and inaccuracies which do not reflect the views of the branch nor the Cincinnati chapter.”

They have, however, “implore all peace-loving and well-meaning NPP-USA members to adhere to and abide by the channels of communication and laid down communication standards within the branch and chapters so they do not bring the name of the branch or any chapter into disrepute.”

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Full statement

The NPP-USA branch and its Cincinnati Chapter have learned with utmost dismay of the above-titled article attributed to the Cincinnati Chapter and written by one Dennis Owusu Afriyie. The malicious article was published on several online news portals including SN 24 News, myghanamedia.com, soireenews.com and on Facebook on Friday, January 22, 2021.

In the said article, Owusu Afriyie fraudulently claims to be a leader of our Cincinnati Chapter and makes erroneous and disparaging comments about H.E. Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia as though they are the views of the Branch.

To begin with, Dennis Owusu Afriyie is not one of the leaders of the NPP-USA Cincinnati Chapter and does not hold any position at the Chapter or Branch executive level. According to Chapter record, Owusu Afriyie joined the Cincinnati Chapter in June 2020, and has not once attended any Chapter meeting since he expressed interest. We also state on authority that he’s not a fully registered member of the branch presently.

Therefore, we find it highly inappropriate and unimaginable that he could come out with such a fabricated and divisive article full of lies, malice and inaccuracies which do not reflect the views of the branch nor the Cincinnati chapter.

NPP-USA and the Cincinnati Chapter vehemently disassociate ourselves from the said publication and its contents. We strongly entreat all well-meaning NPP patriots and Ghanaians to treat the article with the utmost contempt it deserves.

There have never been such discussions at the branch or chapter level, and we state emphatically that Mr Owusu Afriyie does not speak for the NPP-USA Branch nor the Cincinnati Chapter.

NPP-USA understands the times we are in as a party and government and would therefore not sanction or endorse any acts of disunity, divisiveness and distraction. What we support is unity and focus to deliver on our mandate given to us by the good people of Ghana. NPP-USA will be the last entity to start such a divisive publication that does not promote unity within our ranks.

NPP-USA encourages free speech among its members, what we abhor, however, is using the name of the branch, the chapters or a position one holds within the branch to perpetuate acts of indiscipline. We equally disapprove of people associating their personal views and opinions to the branch or any of its chapters.

We have channels of communication within the branch and all chapters including the Cincinnati Chapter are not exempted from complying.

We implore all peace-loving and well-meaning NPP-USA members to adhere to and abide by the channels of communication and laid down communication standards within the branch and chapters so they do not bring the name of the branch or any chapter into disrepute. The branch will not renege on its rights to implement punitive measures when it becomes necessary.

Long live NPP-USA!  Long live New Patriotic Party!! Long Live Ghana!!!

Signed

Obaa Yaa Frimpong

Branch Chairperson, NPP-USA