Former Minister for Energy under the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP), Boakye Agyarko has refuted rumours making the rounds that he attempted to pick a form to contest President Akufo-Addo but was refused.
He described the rife rumour as a planned thing by some individuals to create confusion between him and the governing party ahead of the party’s presidential primaries in April 2020.
Two days ago, President Akufo-Addo picked a nomination form to seek re-election when the NPP goes to the polls in April 2020.
On the same day, some radio stations and even some NPP supporters rumoured that Boakye Agyarko also went to pick the party’s presidential nomination form but was refused.
Responding to a whatsApp message to him, Mr Boakye told energynewsafrica.com, that there is no iota of truth in what is making the rounds.
“The story is not true,” he said.
President Akufo-Addo relieved Boakye Agyarko of his post in 2018 in a circumstance that did not sit well with many members of the governing party and Ghanaians, considering his sterling performance in the country’s energy sector.
It was rumoured within the corridors of power, at that time, that Boakye Agyarko had shown interest to contest for the presidency.
Source: www.energynewsafrica.com
