705 The aide to the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has debunked claims that the national leadership of the party did not give Professor Mike Oquaye the needed support in the Speaker of Parliament elections held on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Alhaji Iddi Muhayu-Deen said the party provided enough support and did a lot of work in the interest of the party regarding the elections. His comment is in reaction to claims by the party’s Member of Parliament for Subin Constituency, Eugene Boakye Antwi that Prof. Oquaye’s defeat should be blamed on the national leadership of the NPP.