The acting General Secretary and National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu rejected an offer from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to be a minister in his government.
NPP Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong speaking on Adom TV’s Bedwam on Tuesday revealed that he and John Boadu were part of the persons considered by the President for ministerial appointments after the party’s victory.
The two of them, he said were selected to represent the Assin block in the party but both of them turned the offer down.
“I don’t want to be a minister, we wanted to present John Boadu (to the President) but he also turned the offer down…I have seen that some of our leaders want some of us to be ministers but we turned the offer down…,” he said.
Some chiefs in the Assin area of the Central Region had threatened not to vote for the NPP in the next four years for because President Akufo-Addo failed to nominate any person from the area to be a minister.
Their call was followed by that of the chiefs from the Gomoa area who also insisted that despite the NPP winning for the first time, all the seats in the area, they have failed to offer any of the people from the area ministerial appointment.
Reacting to this, Ken Agyapong said he was aware of the problem and wondered how Nana Addo failed to elect persons from the areas as Ministers or deputies.
He however urged the chiefs to exercise restraint as the government would reign for four years within which the President is entitled to a reshuffle.
“I am pleading with the chiefs and people to be patient with us because we have a four years mandate and by all means, there would be a reshuffle but the problem I have now is that I can’t really talk much about it because myself, John Boadu all rejected the offers, so when we complain, they would ask us what our problem is…,” he said.
Ken Agyapong also assured the chiefs that very soon, an Assin would be appointed into key position because they have made strong arguments for that person.
“If Nana Addo fails to elect that person, I won’t defend whatever happens at Assin again…,” he added.