Leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been advised to consider doing a soul-searching to put the party into proper shape before considering winning any major election in the country.
According to Ransford Edward Van Gyampo, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Ghana, the party should, rather than behaving like “political ostriches”, take a deeper reflection of what caused their massive defeat in the last elections to come up as a viable opposition.
“But for now I think that they should spend much time in doing soul-searching and rebuilding their party,” he said on the KeyPoints show on TV3 Saturday, June 21, 2025.
According to Gyampo, the decision of the NPP leadership to flip the tradition of choosing a flag bearer before settling on representatives from the grassroots to the national level “amounts to romancing a stone.”
The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, advised the NPP to consider making headway in national elections after 2032.
“You can think about NPP contesting elections and making incursions somewhere after 2032,” he said.
He believes what the NPP needs now is rebranding of their party to fix the broken pieces to become a formidable force after 2032, considering the mess they created after being in power for 8 years.
Gyampo explained that the leadership should be thinking of “positioning their party to serve as credible opposition to the Mahama administration, that is now, [and] the next administration that will come, so that you’ll be able to shape them, keep them on their toes to do the right thing.”
His comments come after the NPP officially announced that its presidential primary to elect a flag bearer for the 2028 general elections will take place on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
The announcement was made by the party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, following a critical meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) held on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The decision was subsequently endorsed by the party’s National Council.
“The Committee also spoke about the time for our presidential primaries. And again, the Committee agrees that that decision does not warrant amendment of our Constitution. And the National Council today also made the decision that the date for our presidential primaries is set for January 31, 2026. That will be the date that we shall hold our presidential primaries,” Kodua stated.
He emphasised that the date for the primary falls under the mandate of the National Council and will therefore not require further approval from the national delegates’ conference.
The party is expected to issue detailed guidelines for its nomination procedures, campaign activities and a code of conduct for all aspirants in the coming weeks.
Party officials have assured members that the process will be transparent, democratic, and aligned with the values of the NPP.
Meanwhile, a nine-member committee led by former Bekwai Member of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, has been constituted to oversee the planning of the party’s national delegates conference scheduled for July 2025.
This conference is expected to consider and adopt several proposals for constitutional amendments within the party. “Because there is going to be a proposal or motion for amendment of our constitution, a planning committee has been put in place,” Kodua stated.
NPP can start thinking about serious electoral contest after 2032 – Gyampo
