A member of the National Council of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Andy Appiah-Kubi is against Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's choice of Opoku Premah as his partner for the December polls.
According to him, despite Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh being qualified, he is not his preference for the position.
“I wouldn’t speak to a majority because we have not been consulted as a caucus for us to state our position. But for me, Appiah-Kubi, you can solicit my view on that. If it were up to me to choose, I wouldn’t choose him. He is not my preference. ‘Appiah-Kubi is saying that he is not my preference’, but that doesn’t mean he is not qualified,” he said.
Detailing why he wouldn’t choose NAPO to be the running mate for the NPP going into the general elections, the Asante Akim North MP stated that he would probably select somebody more acceptable to parliamentarians, noting that the party should find somebody who, if the presidential candidate is not available, would hold the hand of a Member of Parliament and campaign in that member’s constituency.
“I would want somebody who would be open with the people on the ground, who would be able to deliver the votes, who would submit to the presidency, and who would be important in bringing Parliament closer to the executive.”
“I don’t see that happening in this equation. He cannot hold my hand, so why would I say that I prefer him? He cannot hold my hand,” the Asante Akim North MP said.
His remarks come after Dr Bawumia, on Tuesday, June 25, presented Dr Opoku Prempeh’s name as his choice for the running mate position to President Akufo-Addo.