Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto
Six out of seven surviving Founding Fathers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region have overwhelmingly endorsed Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto as the party’s surest bet for its flagbearer position.
The elders of the party who many describe as the ‘Big Six’ pledged their support to Dr. Akoto when they paid a courtesy call on him at his residence in Danyame on Saturday, August 5, 2023.
Led by their Chairman, Kofi Obiri Yeboah, the Founding Fathers of the UP tradition had gone to Dr. Akoto to interact with him, listen to his vision for the party and Ghana.
The other members of the group were Akwasi Gyeabour Asante, William Asafu-Agyei, George Appiah, Nicholas Kofi Nyantakyi and Peter Kwabena Anokye.
The ‘Big Six’ as they are affectionately called, are convinced that Dr. Akoto has demonstrated without any iota of doubt that he is capable of managing the NPP and Ghana.
Last Saturday’s visit is one of several other meetings Dr. Akoto had had with the Founding Fathers of the NPP in the Ashanti Region when he started his campaign for the flagbearer position of the NPP.
The endorsement of the ‘Big Six’ follows similar endorsements by some constituency chairmen of the party in the Greater Accra, Volta and Central Regions of the country.
Commenting on the gesture, Dr. Akoto said he was elated by the support shown him by the Founding Fathers and assured of contributing more to the progress of the NPP to justify their confidence reposed in him.
“I am elated by the endorsement of the Founding Fathers of the NPP in the Ashanti Region. The promise that their votes will be for me come August 26, 2023 signifies the confidence they have reposed in me and I am very grateful to them for expressing such huge support for my candidature to bear the flag of the NPP”, he noted.