Former member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hopeson Adorye, has disclosed that he disposed off his New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) membership card upon receiving the news of his expulsion from the party.
Hopeson Adorye sharply criticized the party’s national executives for the series of events leading to his dismissal.
“I paid money for my party card, I have long flushed it.”
Mr Hopeson Adorye, along with three other prominent NPP activists aligned with former Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyeremanten, faced expulsion from the party in November.
This decision was a consequence of their public endorsement and active campaign support for the independent presidential candidate, Alan Kyerematen.
The NPP, through a statement signed by General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong, officially declared that Hopeson Adorye, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, Nana Ohene Ntow, and Boniface Abubakar Saddique were no longer affiliated with the party.
The expulsion was justified by their alleged flagrant breach of the party’s constitution, specifically Articles 3(5)(A)(4) and 3(9)(1).
According to Article 3(5)(A)(4) of the NPP Constitution, all party members are required to “abide by and publicly uphold the decisions of the Party.”
The constitution further stipulates that a party member who stands as an independent candidate against the officially elected party member or supports another political party or independent candidate when the party has sponsored a candidate in an election automatically forfeits their membership.
The party’s constitution reads:
“For the avoidance of doubt, Article 3(5) (A) (4) of the NPP Constitution enjoins all members of the party to ‘abide by publicly uphold the decision of the party’
“A Member of the Party, who stands as an independent candidate against the officially elected member of the party, or who joins his or her support for another Political party, or for an independent candidate, when the party has sponsored a candidate in a general or by-election, automatically forfeits his or her membership of the party.”
Despite their expulsion, the four individuals have transitioned into active members of the Movement for Change, with Alan Kyeremanten as the founder, openly aligning themselves with him.
