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Old age and tiredness seems to be catching up fast with Nana Akufo Addo, NPP Flagbeaer and this is affecting his judgment.

Abdul Malik Kweku Baako jnr, staunch spokesperson of NPP flagbearer, Nana Akufo Addo, and an unrepentant ally of former President Kufuor, has declared his disappointment in the leadership of the New Patriotic Party following the declaration of the party's ousted parliamentary candidate, Nii Noi Nortey, of his intention to contest the Klottey Korley seat as an Independent Candidate.

Nii Noi, who was recently muscled out through a re-run of the New Patriotic Party's parliamentary primaries, on Wednesday, officially announced his intention to contest the Klottey Korley seat as an independent candidate at a press conference held in Accra.

The obviously disgruntled Nii Noi expressed his disappointment at the leadership of the party who, according to him, showed open bias in favour of his opponent, Phillip Addison who many consider to be Nana Akufo Addo's poodle. 

Phillip Addison was the Lawyer of Mr Akufo Addo in the latter's failed attempt to overturn his 2012 electoral defeat at the Supreme Court.

Many political observers and commentators have met this news with disappointment.

Mr Kweku Baako declared on Peace FM's Morning Show, Kokrokoo immediately after he was informed of the declaration that, "I blame the leadership of the NPP for what is happening at Klottey Korley". 

Others who were interviewed on the matter expressed muted disappointment. Poll Star Mr Ben Ephson's response was no different on Kasapa FM's morning show. The immediate general response from key media persons point to a certain poverty of leadership at the top of the NPP.

For now it appears that, while one cannot fully estimate the local electoral strength of Nii Noi, the general postulation is that Nana Akufo Addo will struggle to make any gains in Klottey Korley during the 2016 polls.

There are other views following the declaration by Nii Noi that suggest that, perhaps the single most important objective of the NPP flag bearer is not to win political power on November 7, but rather to consolidate his ownership of the NPP for the next 20 years as claimed by Andrew Awuni, a formers Presidential Spokesperson under the erstwhile Kufuor/NPP government.

"My bid to be the Parliamentary Candidate was frustrated from day one because I was deemed not to be the favorite of the “big wigs”. Even when it was clear, I had the support of the masses and the voiceless, all attempts were made to ‘steal’ from us what rightly belong to us."