Financial crisis hits NPP
The Ghanaian Democrat in a screaming headline story, says members of the National Executive Committee of the NPP are on their knees pleading with a car renting company to give them respite to settle a 7 million-cedi debt the party incurred during the Lambussie bye-election.
The paper quotes a source close to the NPP headquarters as saying that during the run-up to the bye-election, Mr Dan Botwe, NPP General Secretary, in an attempt to ensure victory for his party, rented two Nissan Patrol cars to the tune of 7 million cedis on behalf of the NPP for the Llambussie campaign.
Mr Botwe is said to have entered into an agreement with the company pledging that the NPP would pay the money two weeks after the bye-election since the party was not in a position to settle the debt before then.
The Ghanaian Democrat says to the disappointment of the rental company, the NPP failed to honour its obligation, even four week after the bye-election.
According to the source, several telephone calls to the NPP headquarters went unanswered. The company therefore had no alternative than to approach the NPP top men, threatening court action if the party failed to honour its promise. According to the paper, the NPP has been given two weeks to settle the debt or face court action.
