David Kankam Boadu, an aspiring National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has alleged that certain individuals in leadership positions are acting as though the party belongs to a single family.
He lamented that these individuals are managing the NPP like a private enterprise—an approach he warned would undermine party unity and foster deep-seated divisions.
Mr Boadu questioned why the party is being treated as a business, noting that political parties are public institutions meant to outlive their founders.
To illustrate his point, Mr Kankam Boadu referenced the history of Ghana’s political landscape.
He noted that if political parties were truly private businesses, the late Dr Kwame Nkrumah would have taken the Convention People’s Party (CPP) to his grave.
He further cautioned the NPP to learn from the events of 2008, recalling how disunity crippled the party and led to their defeat following the era of former President John Agyekum Kufuor.
Additionally, he issued a stern warning against any attempts to rig the presidential primary for any specific candidate, stating that such actions would seal the party’s fate and lead to its destruction.
Speaking in an interview with Rainbow Radio 87.5FM (Ghana) and 92.4FM (UK), Mr Boadu stated, “I don’t understand the kind of spirit that has possessed some people, making them behave as if the NPP is now an enterprise owned by one person and his family. If the NPP were a party owned by an individual, the late Dr Kwame Nkrumah would have taken the CPP along with him in his casket. If the party were indeed a family property, the CPP would have been buried alongside Nkrumah.”
He continued: “I want to advise the current leadership to exercise caution and stop engaging in acts that will further divide the party. We need unity to win the 2028 elections. As a party seeking power, we cannot engage in activities that destroy us through the expulsion of members and internal friction.”
Mr Kankam Boadu called for a shift in temperament among the current executives, including General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua. He urged the leadership to remain humble, eschew arrogance, and avoid using “ambiguous English” to obscure the party’s challenges.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
