New Patriotic Party’s running mate, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has warned that anyone in the Ashanti Region who supports the campaign of opposition leader John Dramani Mahama could be inviting misfortune upon themselves.
While speaking to party supporters in Bantama at a rally, Dr. Opoku Prempeh emphasised that during Mahama’s presidency, he demonstrated bias against the Ashanti Region by dismissing individuals from that area within his administration.
“President John Dramani Mahama, if you live in the Ashanti Region and he comes to campaign for votes and you follow him, you have cursed yourself because he is the only president who ended up sacking every person from Ashanti in his government.
He sacked Kwabena Duffuor, who was the finance minister; he sacked Oteng-Agyei, who was the energy minister.
Did he sack Duffuor or not? He sacked Betty Mould Iddrisu, who is from Agona. Who in the Ashanti Region was he able to work with? It was right here that he stood and said he won’t listen to anyone,” he stated.
Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, a former Energy Minister, has been named the running mate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in support of Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s presidential campaign.
As a native of the Ashanti Region, he is anticipated to strengthen the party’s position in this area, which is traditionally viewed as the NPP’s stronghold.