General News of Friday, 23 March 2012

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Kofi Adams Suspension is unreasonable - Sir John

The General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party,(NPP) Kwadjo
> Owusu Affrieyie has expressed surprise at the suspension of the Deputy
> Genaral Secreatary of the ruling NDC, Kofi Adams.
>
> Kofi Adams has been yesterday suspended from the party by NEC since he was
> accused of plotting with the opposition New Patriotic Party to cause the
> defeat of the government in the December general elections.
>
> However, the NPP's general sec. also known as Sir John in an interview with
> XFM's Big Bite stated that the decision by the NDC's NEC taken by the party
> is not 'sensible and unreasonable .
>
> According to him the NEC should have investigated the matter and subsiquently
> suspended him if found culpable.
>
> "So on what bases are they suspending him from the party? I think these
> matters have been prejudged by the party", he said.
>
> Sir John is convinced that National Executives Committee (NEC), took the
> decision because Kofi Adams has been dealing with journalists from the
> Multimedia Group Ltd even though the NDC and government have decided to
> boycott MGL.
>
> He made it clear that the NPP wouldn't have suspended any member of its party
> on the same issue, and that the party is being unreasonable.
>
> "The decision that NEC took, has prejudged the investigative processes that
> they have set for themselves, he could have been suspended from his duties
> whiles the matter was being dealt with", Sir John expressed.
>
> Story by Christiana Aku Dzifa Dogbe
>
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