Patrick Yaw Boamah, the Okaikwei Central Member of Parliament
Patrick Yaw Boamah, the Okaikwei Central member of parliament, has emphasized the necessity for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to regain its discipline, unity, and internal strength in preparation for the general elections in 2028.
The legislator said in a scathing statement on Thursday night, June 20, on Twitter (now X): “The New Patriotic Party (NPP) needs a strong party, well organized and disciplined to produce a President not just a Flagbearer” he said.
Despite not naming specific individuals, Boamah’s remark is generally seen as a subtly critical assessment of the party’s early preparations for the next flagbearership contest, especially after 60 of the NPP’s 88 MPs met behind closed doors with the party’s 2024 presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and pledged support for his 2028 campaign.
The tweet has rekindled discussion about whether the NPP is hurrying into succession planning without first tackling more serious organizational problems and the underlying reasons for its electoral defeat.
Meanwhile, a former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has criticised the party for failing to learn from the mistakes that led to their abysmal loss in the 2024 general elections.
Speaking exclusively to GhanaWeb on June 17, 2025, Obiri Boahen stated that if the party had truly learned its lessons, it would have made the registration of members and the issuance of party cards a top priority.
“Are you sure they have learnt lessons? Because if they had learnt lessons, they would have started vigorously campaigning for the registration of members and issuance of party cards,” he said.
Obiri Boahen, who is also a lawyer, did not mince words, stating that no serious party would have its members clamoring and campaigning for votes when they have not fulfilled their basic responsibilities.
He questioned why some party members are seeking positions despite neglecting duties such as maintaining a credible register and engaging prospective supporters.
“That is the majority of it but when people are not vigorously campaigning, when people are not joining me to mount a massive campaign, and people think about ‘oh, incoming national chairman, incoming general secretary, incoming national organiser,’ then it clearly shows that those individuals are not serious,” a displeased Obiri Boahen said.
He further questioned such individuals, asking how they expect to be voted for without a proper register and album in place for the party – the NPP.
He added, “Are you serious? So, as incoming, who is going to vote for you? What register are you going to use? What album are you going to use?”
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) needs a strong party, well organized and disciplined to produce a President not just a Flagbearer.@nppghanahq pic.twitter.com/E4ghyPC606
— Patrick Yaw Boamah (@pyboamah) June 19, 2025
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