Let’s accept the reality and move along – Mike Oquaye on NPP’s decision to make flagbearer party leader

Former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, has explained the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) decision to make its presidential flagbearer the leader of the party, saying the move reflects the political reality the party faces when it is in opposition.

Speaking in an interview on the Joy FM Super Morning Show on Monday, October 5, Professor Oquaye was asked why the NPP had arrived at the decision after previously considering constitutional amendments that would have made the national chairman the leader of the party.

When asked whether the flagbearer also becomes the leader of the party once the NPP has selected its candidate for a presidential election, Professor Oquaye agreed.