MONROVIA, Oct. 21 -- The National Patriotic Party (NPP) may be heading into another leadership crisis. Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor is facing drug charges, and a group of partisans is now openly fighting the party leadership over plans to hold a convention in December. Some party insiders say the dispute is about more than the calendar.

By Gerald C. Koinyeneh

"I think a few at the top want to use this impasse to sell the NPP to Vice President Jeremiah Koung," a senior party source told FrontPageAfrica. The source asked not to be named because of how sensitive the internal talks are.

Vice President Koung's office had not responded to FrontPageAfrica's request for comment by press time.

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