New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman hopeful, Paul Awentami Afoko, has described his vetting as a candid and wide-ranging engagement with the committee, saying it went beyond a routine exercise.
“There was a lot of frank discussion,” Mr Afoko told journalists after the session at the party’s Greater Accra Regional headquarters in Kokomlemle.
He said the engagement included questions he had not anticipated, which challenged him beyond his prepared responses and gave him ideas he intends to incorporate into his plans for the party.
“The process, I believe, was fair. It was firm. And in fact, there was a lot of frank discussion, and the calibre of the committee is not small,” he said.
“The way they posed certain questions that even I had not anticipated, some of them I will definitely include in my strategy planning for the party going into 2028.”
Mr Afoko, however, declined to disclose details of the discussions, citing a confidentiality agreement he signed before the vetting.
“I signed a document before they started questioning me, a confidentiality document. I can’t discuss it, especially when it involves the strategy we plan to use to get into power in 2028. So forgive me if I don’t go into that,” he stated.
Despite keeping the details private, Mr Afoko said he was satisfied with his performance and believed he had adequately addressed the committee’s questions.
“I didn’t think there was anything that I couldn’t answer, and I had no indication that anybody was dissatisfied with my answers. So I rate my chances as good,” he said.
He added that his campaign was gaining momentum across the country, with several regions already covered.
“I know that the campaign is going well. I have done quite a few regions so far, and after today I am setting off to continue campaigning around the country,” he added.
The vetting forms part of the NPP’s internal electoral processes ahead of the party’s national elections as it prepares for the 2028 general elections.
