NAPO has a strong personality, charisma and must not speak without a script – Prof Adu Gyamfi

Political commentator and Associate Professor at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Samuel Adu Gyamfi, has advised the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to ensure that Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh only give speeches that have been written and vetted by his handlers within the party.

In his opinion, Dr Opoku Prempeh’s strong personality and charisma, which are valuable for the success of the NPP ticket, could be counterproductive if he is left to make speeches without preparation and guidance from handlers and experts within the party.

Prof Adu Gyamfi made the suggestions in an interview with Citi FM yesterday,Thursday, July 4, 2024, following the confirmation of Dr Opoku Prempeh as Dr Bawumia’s running mate for the 2024 General Elections.

“I am of the view that in terms of public engagement when he[ Dr Opoku Prempeh] is to deliver a speech or on a campaign platform, I will suggest that he does not speak extempore, and further, as I appeal, he should not speak off the cuff,” he advised.

He suggested that to prevent Dr Opoku Prempeh from coming across in a negative way, his handlers must work to ensure that his speeches are delivered with a lower, respectful tone.

“I am of the view that the political handlers, marketers, and experts in speeches and those who are going to write those speeches for him must prepare him with a lower tone because he has a strong personality and charisma to be able to communicate with a party voice and in a way to also be quite humane…So, his speech should have a tone that is polite, respectful, cuts across, and has a certain soberness within the sphere,” he added.

Dr Opoku Prempeh has pledged to work assiduously to ensure that the NPP win a third straight term; break the eight.

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