A
Political
Historian
from
the
Political
Science
Department
at
the
Kwame
Nkrumah
University
of
Science
and
Technology
(KNUST),
Professor
Samuel
Adu
Gyamfi,
has
advised
the
New
Patriotic
Party
(NPP)
to
ensure
that
Dr.
Matthew
Opoku
Prempeh,
the
party’s
running
mate,
refrains
from
making
unscripted
public
utterances
and
speeches.
According
to
Prof.
Adu
Gyamfi,
this
recommendation
is
due
to
NAPO’s
strong
personality,
which
may
become
overly
apparent
in
public
settings.
In
an
interview
on
Eyewitness
News
on
Thursday,
July
4,
Prof.
Adu
Gyamfi
emphasised
that
while
Dr.
Opoku
Prempeh
brings
a
wealth
of
experience
to
the
Bawumia
ticket,
it
is
crucial
for
the
party,
especially
his
handlers,
to
ensure
that
he
does
not
speak
extemporaneously
in
public.
“I
am
of
the
view
that
in
terms
of
public
engagement
when
he
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.
“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
stated.
On
Thursday,
July
4,
the
National
Executive
Council
of
the
NPP
unanimously
endorsed
Bawumia’s
nomination
of
Dr.
Matthew
Opoku
Prempeh,
also
known
as
NAPO,
as
his
running
mate
for
the
2024
general
elections
in
December.