Justin Kodua Frimpong, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) General Secretary, has criticised the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) for failing to deliver on key promises made to Ghanaians before coming into office.
Mr. Frimpong says the government has neglected key campaign promises that led to the NDC securing what he describes as an “overwhelming mandate”.
Addressing a gathering at the launch of the party’s amended constitution on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, Kodua said Ghanaians expected the government to tackle national security, restore ethical governance, and curb illegal mining. However, these issues have worsened almost a year into the NDC’s administration.
He explained that the government is using national security to intimidate opponents and suppress critical journalism, while the ‘galamsey’ menace has intensified, posing an “existential threat” to the environment.
“We have witnessed escalating abuse of incumbency and state-sponsored intimidation of political opponents in the media,” he said.
“We have seen the disturbing pattern of filing nolle prosequi to free their members who are standing trial for allegedly embezzling huge sums of money from the state. We have seen attempts to capture our institutions, including the judiciary, and efforts to take parliamentary seats we have won.”
The NPP General Secretary also accused the government of compromising the judiciary, referencing what he described as the controversial removal of former Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkonoo.
“Unfortunately, the judiciary, which is supposed to be the last vanguard of the rule of law, has sadly been captured by the executive,” he claimed.
“Today, in Ghana, judges fear delivering justice according to the law because they fear they will also suffer the same consequences as Justice Torkornoo did.”
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