Newsmen were stunned at a news conference held last Friday by Ashiaman constituency of the NPP when over 20 alleged defectors from the NDC refused to identify themselves.
It says as soon as the announcement was made amidst thunderous claps and the cameras moved to capture the faces of the defectors, only five people stood on their feet.
A second announcement saw a little improvement with about eight people “rising up to face the cameras”.
When newsmen questioned the veracity of the claim by the NPP Deputy Regional secretary, Eric Kwatia about the number of defectors, he blamed the attitude of the defectors on shyness and the fear of being attacked by their former party members.
According to the paper, it finally took the intervention of a staunch party member to get the names and signatories of the defectors for newsmen.
