The spokesperson for Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Kofi Abrefa Afena, has asked the general public to ignore deliberate distortions out of the NPP T-shirt statement the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South made during the 2020 campaign.

According to Kofi Afena, the statement has completely been lifted out of context.

“Dr. Prempeh said the NPP is an attractive party and therefore if COVID restrictions would not allow for mass rallies, it was only wise that the available resources were used for retail campaigning and printing of NPP T-shirts.

"Dr. Prempeh continued that Ghanaians naturally love the NPP and therefore T-shirts in the wake of the restrictions would make the people feel part and parcel of the campaign,” Kofi Abrefa said.

He stressed that this innocuous statement has been deliberately distorted by the minister’s detractors for reasons best known to them.

He further debunked a new twist to this story in which some people claiming to be members of the NPP are said to be angry over the same comments.

In fact, they allege that Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh made the comment in Kumawu, but Kofi Abrefa Afena responded as follows:

“How can Ashanti NPP be angry over a non-existent statement? Napo made no such statement in Kumawu. The grand scheme by faceless elements aimed at causing disaffection for the energy minister has failed ab initio!

"Napo remains focused on his positive contributions to government, party and by extension the whole country. I did some checks, the people claiming to be angry are not NPP members. They have only been hired to carry out a job of interest,” he said.

The spokesperson further said that the Minister of Energy will not be distracted by sordid attempts at tarnishing his image in the eyes of the people of the Ashanti Region.

This, he said, is because the minister has earned the accolade as the shining star of the region in the current government and in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) through hard work and acts of kindness.