The NPP has just elected new national leaders. From all accounts, while the constitutional amendments were dubious, the elections were free and fair.
Therefore, John Boadu, Kojo Bamba and all those elected deserve congratulations. I do not believe the rumours that attempts were made to swap the positions of the Vice-Chairpersons.
It is encouraging that there was a candid, “come-to-Jesus” meeting of stake-holders organized by Chairman COKA of Ashanti region after the elections.
Indeed, if the leaders build upon that meeting, it might matter more than the preceding elections. The flagbearer’s concerns about monetization and the desire to be open to seeking new and more attractive faces for the party’s Parliamentary candidates is commendable.
That approach should have been used for the flagbearership. In my considered opinion, the NPP’s most significant challenge, despite the work of the Mike Ocquaye and Kyei Mensah committees, is a reluctance to accept the truth of its arrogance and misgovernance under NADAA.
Sometimes, it appears as if, if returned to power, it will resume NADAA’s programs, attitudes and approaches– NADAAISM without NADAA!.
That approach will not bring home the 1.2 million who voted for JM or the millions who stayed at home. We must accept that not completing Krofrom market and Afari hospitals were regrettable failures.
We must accept that surrendering agenda 111 to charlatans and hooligans and ending up with most uncompleted project was a regrettable failure to implement what would have been a signal initiative.
We must accept that the corruption was too much. We must accept that the arrogance was too much. And we must accept that importing a stone from Israel to build a Cathedral when children were schooling under trees was a textbook case of causing financial loss to the state.
And we must not make those responsible for these gargantuan errors the face of the party going forward.
Finally, we seem to be addicted to the fantasy that we lost 2024 because we didn’t have a strong enough vigilante force. So, NADAA as commander-in-chief, with the army and police at his disposal couldn’t protect us but Kojo Bamba with vigilantes can protect us?
Courage Quashigah , the jungle warfare veteran, told me the biggest asset he brought to the NPP was organizational, not violence-related.
Speaker Ocquaye says ” we will protect ourselves if the police won’t protect us.” What did he do to protect the 9 who died in the 2020 election while he was Speaker?
What did he do to get them justice? We lost 2024 because of aban bone, not the absence of vigilantes!! We should fight for a robust police force that will protect ALL Ghanains from election violence instead of promoting factional vigilantes.
Speaker Ocquaye came across as an old matemeho kingpin/serial caller rather than former Speaker.
Prof, do better. By the way, Mr. President, where is the IGP report on the election-related deaths in 2020 and 2024 and when will prosecutions start? The surest way to discourage vigilantism is to prosecute those responsible for those deaths, regardless of who they are.
Ghana, not just the NPP is at a cross-road and we must improve our governance for the benefit of our people. The NDC too has monumental challenges waiting to be discussed as it prepares for its internal elections. From both parties and the third space, Ghana deserves better.
Aluta Continua! Victoria Ascerta!
Arthur Kobina Kennedy
