There was controversy during the National Delegates Congress of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after President Akufo-Addo appeared to snub Stephen Ntim during a handshake.
Mr. Ntim contested for the position of National Chairman against Freddie Blay, in what was one of the most tensed internal elections in recent years.
In the end, Mr. Blay emerged victorious after polling 3021 of the total votes cast of 5563, whiles his contender managed just 2515.
However, there was a moment of controversy prior to the voting when both delegates took turns to shake hands with President Akufo-Addo.
In a photo that has gone viral on social media, the President is captured smiling whiles shaking hands with Mr. Blay but quickly frowned when it was the turn of Mr. Ntim.
This was after the President openly advised delegates to vote for persons who contributed to the NPP’s victory in the 2016 elections.
Both Freddie Blay and Stephen Ntim clashed many times in the lead up to the party’s National Delegates Congress, labeling all sorts of accusations against each other.
Mr. Ntim constantly accused Mr. Blay of “vote-buying” after his opponent acquired some 275 mini-buses for all of the party’s constituencies.
However, Mr. Blay still managed to stand tall after winning the elections to become the NPP’s substantive National Chairman.
In all, close to 6000 delegates across the country made it to the national congress, which was held at Koforidua in the Eastern region.
Source: Daily Graphic
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So Daily Graphic went to Koforidua just to capture the reaction between Akufo-Addo and Ntim. And you call yourselves journalists. You stretch your hand before you greet somebody palm-to-palm. You are making things difficult for Ntim in the NPP. You did the same thing to Afoko and Kwabena Agyepong and now they are confined to the dustbin and may never recover to play politics in Ghana. Mr. Ntim, continue to be with the NPP. Your time will come. The world is for those who can wait.
is that the unifier as he was being touted before the election?
Ndcfuo and so what? talk about John mahama and your founder, nkwas*fuo! lazy f000**00ls have nothing to do than to gossip. Ndc go and find some job to do to stop the gossip. Why can't you mind your business? there is no way ndc can succeed in putting confusion to divide the NPP like you did during Afoko and co. era. Whether handshake go good or bad NPP is united after the traitors were ignored.
John Agyekum Kuffuor was a fine president.
Look at the smile in his face when blay shook hands and look at his uggly self when ntim was shaking hand with him and tell me he didnt snub him.
It serves him right!!! The man doesn't like you; yet you keep doting on him and painting a picture you think the public may like!! HYPOCRITES!
depend on where you standing
He clearly did