After weeks of silence, the former General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has expressed confidence in the party’s newly-elected executives to deliver on their mandate.
In a congratulatory statement, Mr. Boadu said he believed in the abilities of the officers to steer the affairs of the party to win the 2024 general elections.
He assured the party of his unwavering dedication and support in breaking the eight despite losing the general secretary position to Justin Frimpong Kodua (JFK).
“Without a shred of doubt, I happen to be one of the luckiest persons whom the NPP has invested so much in, having been given the rare opportunity to serve the party as an executive officer at all levels, from polling station to national level, in a period, spanning over two decades.
“Having been this privileged as a party member, I have a moral obligation and responsibility, rightly so, to contribute my quota immensely in any shape or form and in any space I find myself towards the fortunes of the party,” he said in a statement.
He expressed gratitude to the NPP for the substantial investment made in him and assured the party’s rank and file that “I shall avail the years of experience I have gained serving this party in my entire adult life, to assist this current administration led by Chairman Stephen Ntim.”
While he was at it, he also urged all party members who supported his re-election bid to do the same for the newly elected executives.
Mr. Boadu lost in the just-ended annual delegates conference of the NPP to JFK, despite approval from 15 regional chairpersons led by the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako.
Mr. Kodua, a legal practitioner, polled 2,857 votes to beat Mr Boadu, who obtained 2,524 votes out of the 5,556 votes cast.