Professor Samuel Adu Gyamfi, a Political Historian from the Political Science Department at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has advised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to ensure that Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, their running mate, avoid making unscripted public statements and speeches.

This recommendation stems from NAPO’s strong personality, which could become overly apparent in public settings.

In an interview on Citi on Thursday, July 4, Prof. Adu Gyamfi highlighted that while Dr. Opoku Prempeh brings a wealth of experience to the Bawumia ticket, the party must manage his public communication carefully.

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He emphasised that the party, particularly his handlers, should ensure that Napo does not speak extemporaneously in public.

According to him, his speeches must be controlled strategically to avoid any miscommunication, especially in the context of an election campaign.

“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 advised.