Is saying 'showdown' a crime? - Kwesi Pratt defends Kennedy Agyapong

Kwesi Pratt Jnr, the Managing Editor of Insight Newspaper, has questioned the reasons behind the invitation of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Kennedy Agyapong, by the party's disciplinary committee.

Speaking on a panel discussion on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo on August 29, 2023, he questioned whether Kennedy Agyapong's "showdown" comment, which sparked a controversy, should warrant such an action.

He emphasized that if the invitation was prompted solely by the said comment, then the disciplinary committee's actions might be misguided.

He underscored that using the "showdown" comment as the basis for disciplinary action lacks validity, as the comment itself is not inherently criminal.

"Our brother Kennedy Akompreko Agyapong, I have heard that he has been called by the disciplinary committee, and I was asking about his crime for such an invitation, and I heard he went on to say that there will be a showdown…but if he was called because of his showdown comment then no, because is showdown a crime?

“Is it a crime? There is no crime for saying showdown, even in a boxing match… During Muhammad Ali's time, he said showdown.

"So, if he has committed an offense for them to invite him to the disciplinary committee, then fine, but if it has to do with the showdown comment then no, I don't see his crime."

In a video that circulated widely on August 26 during the NPP's Super Delegates Conference, Agyapong threatened to give President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia a showdown.

He was expressing his displeasure at the alleged mishandling of his agent at the North East Regional voting center.



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