General News of Friday, 29 May 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comFLASHBACK: Any idiot can be flagbearer - Kwame PianimMr. Kwame PianimTen years ago, renowned economist and a leading member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Kwame Pianim urged the party to choose a flagbearer who is technologically inclined and not an old-fashioned flagbearer. In a peacefmonline report, Mr Pianim touted Professor Frimpong Boateng as the right man for that position. “This day and age there are people who are struggling to become president, but they don’t know how to use e-mail. Read the original story published by GhanaWeb on 19 May 2010Renowned economist and a leading member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Kwame Pianim, has touted Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng as a “new generation politician” who is technologically inclined and has therefore urged NPP delegates not to elect any candidate because any idiot can be flagbearer. “This day and age there are people who are struggling to become president, but they don’t know how to use e-mail," he added.

Source: GhanaWeb May 29, 2020 09:11 UTC