By Joseph Tumbey
Ahead of the emergency conversation announced by the National Patriotic Party NPP to settle their Internal wrangling, the National Executive Committee of the Party called on the National Elections Commission NEC not to reconsider the Party Chairman , Sen. James Biney Communication regarding the illegality of the new Coalition Agreement.
Addressing the media at the Congo Town headquarters during the week, the Secretary general of the party, Mr. Andrew Peters stated that their Chairman claims on the the illegality of their Coalition Agreement is totally untrue as two third of their Executive Members including him and their political Leaders Jewel Howard Taylor are signatory to the Coalition agreement.
“The life span of the 2016 Framework Document having expired, a new Framework Document was drafted, reviewed and agreed upon by more than 2/3 majority of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NPP, mandating the Standard Bearer, Jewel Howard-Taylor, National Chairman, James P. Biney and I Andrew Peters, National Secretary General to sign the 2023 Framework Document on behalf of the NPP for the continuation of the party in the Coalition.
In kind adherence to the mandate of the NEC of the NPP, | Andrew Peters, National Secretary General of the NPP, the Standard Bearer and the Vice Chairman for Administration, Mr. George §, Mulbah who acts in the absence of the National Chairman signed on behalf of the party, thus committing the party to the Coalition”, NPP Secretary General told the press.
NPP Secretary General noted that their decision was taken by the party Consistent with its bye-law and Constitution (Article 18 Section 18.1) to ally itself with other parties temporarily under special circumstances for the purpose of achieving a common strategic objective; hence, the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), National Patriotic Party (NPP), and the Liberia People Democratic Party (LPDP) came together in 2016 under a Coalition, contested and won in 2017 General and Presidential Elections.
He however said, In kind adherence to the mandate of the NEC of the NPP, he Andrew Peters, National Secretary General of the NPP, the Standard Bearer and the Vice Chairman for Administration, Mr. George S. Mulbah acted in the absence of the National Chairman and signed on behalf of the party, thus committing the party to the Coalition.
“Regarding the recent wave of misunderstanding in the party, the National Executive Committee (NEC) will endeavor to ensure the holding of an emergency NEC meeting to peacefully address the situation in the manner and form that will resolve the contending issues, reunite the party in preparation for voter registration and a vigorous campaign for the Coalition victory in the 2023 General and Presidential Elections”, Mr. Andrew Peters asserted.
He further calls on NPP partisans to remain calm, law abiding and desist from making public utterances that may have the proclivity to bring their party to public disrepute and undermine the progress of their Coalition.
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