Posted on: www.dailyguideghana.com
By William Yaw
Owusu
Tuesday , November 17, 2015
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) branch in the United States of America
(NPP-USA) has renounced Dr. Kobina Arthur Kennedy as a member of the group.
“The NPP-USA would like to state categorically that Dr. Arthur
Kennedy is not a member of NPP-USA. Yes, he lives in the US, but he does not
belong to any of the chapters,” a news release issued yesterday by the Public
Relations Committee of NPP-USA asserted.
Futile Mission
The release said, “He does not play any role in the branch, let
alone a leading role. The branch does not share his views on the party, and in
fact, vehemently condemns his vicious but futile mission to destroy the NPP.
“For the record, Arthur Kennedy is currently not a member of
NPP-USA, and has not been for a long time. And frankly, if he ever applied for
membership of NPP-USA, his application would definitely be denied because the
branch sees him as the editor-in-chief of NDC’s rented press.”
Historical Antecedence
According to the branch, the only way to understand Dr Arthur
Kennedy’s current posture on national issues is to trace his political
historical background to his student politics days when he allegedly vowed that
if Rawlings with low educational background could rule Ghana, then he (Arthur
Kennedy) could and should also be president someday.
“Pursuant to this aspiration, he figured out that the only option
besides Rawlings’ NDC, which he dreaded, was to join the Chicago Chapter of
NPP-USA. With no record of achievement or active participation in the chapter,
he quickly declared his candidacy for the NPP primaries in 2008 but he received
only one vote.”
Failed
Communications Director
NPP-USA observed that it was during Arthur K’s time as Nana
Akufo-Addo’s campaign communication director that the NPP lost the 2008 general
elections saying, “In fact, many people attribute the NPP’s 2008 loss partly to
the failure to effectively debunk the lies spewed about our candidate. Simply
put, Arthur K’s communication outfit failed at its responsibilities.”
They said in seeking to shield himself from blame and to project
himself as the only “holy” member of the 2008 campaign team, Dr. Arthur K “went
on to author the controversial book, ‘Chasing
the Elephant Into The Bush.’”
According to the branch, Dr Arthur K again lost his bid to become the
NPP’s parliamentary candidate for the Abura Asebu Kwamankese constituency and
was always quick to blame others for his failures.
Free Speech
“We must concede, though, that both the United States where he lives,
and Ghana where he is from, respect the right to free speech. As such Arthur K
has every right to spew his venom, and appoint any target he chooses for that
venom.
“Where NPP-USA has a problem is that the Ghanaian media keep referring
to him as a so-called ‘leading member of the NPP’, and some even believe he is
a member of NPP-USA,” the party stressed.
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