Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko, has met with fellow National Executive aspirants of the party at Jamasi, in the Ashanti Region.
Mr Afoko, who is making a second bid for the National Chairmanship position was in Jamasi to mourn with Kwadwo Okyere Mpiani, a former Chief of Staff to former President John Agyekum Kufuor, following the passing of his mother, Obaapa Elizabeth Owusu Kwaaso.
Among those present were other contenders for the National Chairmanship slot, including former National Organiser of the NPP, John Boadu, Ghanaian Diplomat Edward Akwasi Boateng, former Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Asamoah Boateng and former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko.
The gathering also offered the aspirants the opportunity to interact with former Presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
In a show of unity, Mr Afoko engaged his fellow aspirants and party executives, both past and present, stressing the need for cohesion within the party.
The aspirants were seen exchanging pleasantries in a cordial atmosphere, with observers noting that such interactions signalled a growing sense of unity within the party.
Meanwhile, the aspirants took turns to commiserate with Mr Mpiani and his family. The late Obaapa Elizabeth Owusu Kwaaso was laid to rest at the family house, after a requiem mass at St Michael’s Catholic Church, Jamasi.
She passed away at the age of 103 years and gave birth to Mr Mpiani at the age of 18.
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