Kennedy Agyepong raps Afari Gyan

A leading member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Member of Parliament for Assin-Central, Kennedy Agyepong, has hit it hard on Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), describing him as a “stupid man.”

Kennedy Agyepong in an interview with Okay FM, an Accra based radio station, chided Dr. Afari Gyan for the alleged lapses during the 2012 elections.

According to him, but for his crude conduct in the December polls, the election flaws would have been avoided.

He explained that due to the EC Chairman’s “mistake and stupidity”, there have been unremitting controversies about the nature of the 2012 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

Several people have raised concerns about the December 7 polls with the opposition New Patriotic Party challenging the results that placed President John Mahama on the lead.

The NPP claimed the elections were rigged and accused the EC of conniving with the ruling National Democratic Congress to clinch victory for President Mahama.

The leadership of the party in the persons of its Presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Runnig Mate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and National Chairman of the party, Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, petitioned the Supreme Court to challenge the electoral results.

They prayed the Supreme Court to arbitrate their election dispute with the President and the Electoral Commission in hope that their Presidential candidate, Nana Addo, is legitimized to take over the office of the President.

But their hopes still hangs in the balance as lawyers of the respondents in the case have sought to match them boot for boot in order to prove the legitimacy of President John Mahama.

The Assin-Central MP who seems dissatisfied with the conduct of the EC told Okay FM that Dr. Afari Gyan “is stupid and not indispensable in this country”, therefore expressing his disappointment at the behaviour of the EC Chairman.

He added that should he “open his mouth if this is not controlled, Afari Gyan will have nowhere to reside”, positing that “Ghanaians tolerated his stupidity.”

To him, the EC Boss is “Satan” and therefore warned that his actions could have dire consequences on the nation if care is not taken.

“If there should be chaos in this country, it is Afari Gyan.” he stated.