Michael Mensah, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Central Regional First Vice Chairman, has issued a candid assessment of the party’s standing in the region, declaring that its vibrancy has significantly diminished. He stressed the urgent need for internal reorganization to ensure the party can “bounce back stronger.”
Mr. Mensah stated that the outcome of the 2024 general elections in the region was “abysmal,” citing the loss of several key parliamentary seats to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Appearing on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, Mr. Mensah specifically lamented the loss of the Kasoa seat to the NDC, calling it “unfortunate.”
”It is sad that we lost the Kasoa seat to the NDC. I am speaking purely as a party person. The NPP in the Central Region is not strong enough. We have reduced from 19 seats in 2017 to 4 seats in 2025. That is unfortunate and a disappointment.”
Mr. Mensah further expressed concerns regarding the party’s operational structure, claiming that the Presidency, at a certain point, began exercising excessive control over the party’s national executives, effectively preventing them from performing their core functions.
”At a point, the Jubilee House [Presidency] was controlling Assylum Down [NPP Headquarters]. People wielding power started controlling the NPP headquarters, and so when you had issues and spoke, it did not get the needed response. For the love of the party, we cannot make some pronouncements, but the party is facing struggles, and it was about time we changed and dealt with these challenges.”
He told host Kwabena Agyapong that the NPP was once very strong in the region. However, after securing victory, the party “allowed the power to be a curse,” which he believes ultimately contributed to their defeat in 2024.
Mr. Mensah complained that despite the NPP being the “vehicle” that established the government which ruled from 2017 to 2025, some appointees became selectively exclusionary in who they chose to work with.
”The NPP was the vehicle used in establishing the government, but some people who held power chose who to work with. They went about saying they cannot work with some people, and that was wrong because when people complained and called on leaders to address challenges, it did not go anywhere, and that is what has brought us here. The Central Region was a strong region for the NPP, with the NDC having no chance, but after we won power, things changed, and our appointees became so selective that they ignored some people, and that also caused our defeat.”
Mr. Mensah asserted that the NPP has significant work ahead to restore its structures and rebuild respect for its grassroots support base.
He stressed that the NPP must learn bitter lessons from the 2024 election results to serve as a guide to securing the victory they seek in 2028.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
