NPP vetting featured frank discussions, leadership hopeful Afoko says

Paul Awentami Afoko said his vetting for the New Patriotic Party’s national chairmanship was more probing than a routine formality. “There was a lot of frank discussion,” he told journalists after appearing before the committee at the party’s Greater Accra Regional headquarters in Kokomlemle.

Afoko said the committee asked questions he had not anticipated, testing him beyond prepared talking points. He described the process as fair and firm, and said the committee’s questions could influence his strategy for the party’s campaign toward the 2028 elections.

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There was a lot of frank discussion.

He did not reveal what the committee discussed. Afoko said he had signed a confidentiality agreement before the session and could not disclose details involving the party’s strategy for returning to power.

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The process, I believe, was fair. It was firm. And in fact, there was a lot of frank discussion, and the calibre of the committee is not small.

Despite that restriction, he said he left the session confident. “I didn’t think there was anything that I couldn’t answer, and I had no indication that anybody was dissatisfied with my answers. So I rate my chances as good,” he said.

Afoko added that his campaign was gaining momentum and had already reached several regions. He said he would continue campaigning around the country after the vetting. The process forms part of the NPP’s internal preparations for its national elections and the 2028 general elections.

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I didn’t think there was anything that I couldn’t answer, and I had no indication that anybody was dissatisfied with my answers. So I rate my chances as good.