The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said the viral video of former President John Agyekum Kufuor claiming he was sidelined was edited.
According to Oppong Nkrumah, Kufuor’s controversial video was selectively edited to push a misleading story.
Speaking on The Point of View, Oppong Nkrumah stated, “That video is a controversial video. You’re somebody who is very skilled in this enterprise. Go and watch that video and see how it has been edited.
I won’t make any further comments. Go and watch and see how it’s been edited. And you can make a judgment for yourself whether it is the full words that he spoke or whether it has been truncated for a particular purpose. We’re in a time of competition,” he said.
Oppong Nkrumah added, “This attempt by some party persons to create an impression by using some of these videos, heavily edited, I challenge you to go and look at the video where they bring in the red lines to cut out what he’s saying in detail.
“This attempt to use former leaders to pitch them against current leadership should stop. There’s not a single council meeting we have gone to that we have not invited former President Kufuor,” Oppong Nkrumah warned.
Also, Joe Osei-Owusu, the former First Deputy Speaker of Parliament and former Member of Parliament for the Bekwai Constituency, has said the suggestion that former President John Agyekum Kufuor was ignored is inaccurate.
Joe Wise revealed that the party respects President Kufuor immensely, but the conference arrangements had far too far to be postponed.
Joe Wise stated, “The suggestion that he was ignored is inaccurate. The party respects President Kufuor immensely, but the conference arrangements were far too progressed when his request came in”.
In addition, Justin Kodua, the General Secretary for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has boldly stated that former president John Agyekum Kufuor has not been sidelined.
Background
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has cried out about being neglected by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The former president boldly reminded the NPP that if the party still has elders, he is one of them.
John Agyekum Kufuor’s voice deep frustration over what he describes as his exclusion from key affairs of the NPP.
He emphasised that his age should not be used a a reason for the party leadership to sideline him.
Speaking in a conversation with Bryan Acheampong, an NPP flagbearer hopeful, Kufuor expressed his dissatisfaction with being ignored and sidelined by the NPP.
John Agyekum Kufuor stated, “If this party still has elders… I am one”.
“Have I deteriorated to the point where, after being fed, I’d claim I haven’t eaten? No—I haven’t reached that stage yet. My mind and memory are intact,” he added.
The former president added that he has been quiet but has been watching closely.
According to him, at least what the party can do is to keep him informed.
He added, “I’ve been quiet, but make no mistake, I’ve been watching. Closely. The least the party can do… is keep me informed. Let me hear what’s happening.”
“And now… I’m being sidelined? Ignored? I don’t understand it. I really don’t.”
