Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is a former President of Ghana

The fate of the National First Vice Chairperson of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Danquah Smith Buttey, is reportedly hanging in a balance ahead of the party's National Delegates Conference following a petition by a group for his suspension.

An NPP group has petitioned the National Council to bring disciplinary action against Chairman Buttey for allegedly lying that former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had reached out to him to make assertions about postponing the party’s conference slated for Saturday, July 19, 2025.

Chairman Buttey, who is currently acting as National Chairman following the absence of Stephen Ntim, is said to have unilaterally called for an emergency Council meeting on Thursday, July 10, during which he informed members that Nana Akufo-Addo had, through a telephone conversation, expressed his reservations about the upcoming conference.

Chairman Buttey reportedly told the members that the former President was not happy with the decision by the party to hold an early congress and that he (Nana Akufo-Addo) preferred the decision should be overturned.

However, recent revelations have proved that the embattled National First Vice Chairman lied about the whole narrative, a situation which has culminated in a petition for his removal.

The former President in an official statement issued by his office on Monday, categorically denied ever submitting any petition seeking to overturn or challenge the party’s decision during their June 17 National Executive Committee meeting.

Report indicates that the 2nd National Vice Chairperson, Alhaji Masawudu, is aware of the said petition by the NPP Group and is expected to consult leadership for the necessary action to be taken.

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