The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Antwi Boasiako also known as Chairman Wontumi has initiated a campaign to redefine the past tradition of the party.
According to him, the party's tradition which is known as Danquah-Busia-Dombo should be changed to capture the name of the late Chief Linguist of the Asante Kingdom, Baffour Osei Akoto, that is Danquah-Busia-Dombo-Akoto tradition.
The late Chief Linguist (Akyeamehene) is credited with the formation of the National Liberation Movement (NLM) which together with the Northern People's Party later mutated into the now New Patriotic Party.
According to history, the late Baffour Akoto, who was imprisoned by the CPP regime headed by Ghana's first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was said to have sacrificed his life for the existence of the UP tradition.
Reports have it that, Chairman Wontumi is preparing to send petitions to the various hierarchies of the party including the National Executive Committee, National Council of Elders, Office of the President-elect, Regional Executive Committee and all other hierarchies within the party to get the name of the NPP tradition changed.
Chairman Wontumi, in vindicating his decision, referred to the famous speech made by the National Chairman of the Council of Elders, Mr. C. K Tedam, during the party's National Congress in Tamale, where he played glowing tribute to the late Chief Linguist for his role and influence resulting in a successful alliance leading to the formation of the NPP.
Mr. Tedam in his speech reiterated how both leaderships of the NLM and the Northern People's Party totally agreed to make the late Chief Linguist Baffour Osei Akoto the leader of the alliance based on his political credentials and administrative competence.
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