The Second Vice Chairman of the Greater Accra Regional branch of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Eric Nartey Yeboah, has taken a swipe at the party's national leadership for failing to take a decisive action against Deputy National Communications Officer, Ernest Owusu Bempah Bonsu, over what he describes as acts of gross indiscipline.

According to Mr. Yeboah, the conduct of Owusu Bempah is unbecoming of a party executive and deserves swift disciplinary action. 

Mr Eric Nartey Yeboah also known as Chairman Dollar, questioned why the party appears hesitant to address the issue, especially when other senior members have been sanctioned for similar or lesser offences.

"The party was quick to crack the whip on former Dome-Kwabenya MP Adwoa Safo, yet it is dragging its feet on Owusu Bempah. 

Who is he to be treated as an exception?" Mr. Yeboah fumed.

He also challenged the legitimacy of Owusu Bempah's standing in the party, suggesting that he lacks the grassroots roots and commitment demonstrated by longstanding members.

He argues that people who have roots in the party have been suspended for the same offence why treat Owusu Bempah with exception?

Chairman Dollar made this call in an interview with the media after the party leadership received Prof Mike Oquaye's report at the Alisa Hotel in Accra on Wednesday. 

Some of us know his roots in the National Democratic Congress and his dealings with former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, adding that should a person of such calibre be treated with exception when found culpable, he stressed.     

“If Bempah’s comments were in the interest of the party, why are respected leaders like Nana Akomea and others speaking out against him?” he asked, referencing criticism surrounding Owusu Bempah’s recent remarks about the party’s immediate past Presidential Candidate, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia.

Mr. Yeboah urged party leadership to remain consistent in enforcing discipline across all ranks, especially as the NPP undergoes a period of introspection and restructuring following its 2024 electoral defeat.