The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jr, has expressed concern over the seemingly divided front of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
According to him, current happenings in the party has revealed a trend that suggests that different factions are fighting for the control of the party
“…I really want to wish the NPP well. But it is not our wishes that will transform their party,” Pratt said on Pan African TV on April 19, 2025, while contributing to the discussions on rebuilding the NPP after their 2024 Election defeat.
He indicated that his interactions with some notable members of the party have revealed that too many factions are fighting for supremacy.
He stated that there appears to be a group led by Sarah Adwoa Safo which has sworn that they would do everything possible to ensure that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia becomes the next leader of the NPP.
He added that there is also another group that aligns with former Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko.
He also mentioned another group which is currently pushing for a breakaway from the party because they believe the current leadership has swayed from the core values of the party.
Pratt further noted that there were even more factions in the party who have either one concern or another.
He subsequently, stated that considering the current state of the party, an experienced member who is a unifier is direly needed to bring all factions together to initiate a rebuilding process.
He cautioned that if the party does not urgently take steps to resolve their differences and mobilise, they risk losing their members to a new appendage of the party as suggested by Dr Amoako Baah in multiple media reports.
“The party itself has a responsibility to respect its core values. The party itself has the responsibility to put knowledgeable and responsible people in positions of leadership. The party has the responsibility to understand the Ghanaian condition.
“If you don’t do that; well, it is possible that a party can spring up to give the NDC the challenge it needs. It is also possible that the party will go into extinction. If you don’t do that so many possibilities await you in future,” he warned.
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