President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has described the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) current leadership as lacking direction and ignoring the wisdom of senior party figures.
His comments come in the wake of former President John Agyekum Kufuor’s recent expression of concern that he has been sidelined from the party’s decision-making processes in recent years.
Reacting to the issue on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, July 19, Mr Cudjoe said the situation reflects a troubling shift in the party’s leadership culture.
“To think that now the party is being run by ‘small boys’, a direction or compass, and they are just walking and making it look like they are some big boys — it is a travesty for that party,” he said.
“I am shocked that some people have formed that cohort and will not pay attention to any wise voice. Either way, they still need advice, some sharpening guidance, and shepherding.”
Mr Cudjoe pointed to recent internal decisions as evidence of poor judgment, including the controversial choice not to contest the Ablekuma North by-election.
“That decision from the secretary not to contest the Ablekuma North rerun was the most senseless order by a party that is getting into an election. And they could have won that election,” he stated.
“So, who advised them to take that decision? If that is the way they are going to go into the next election, they have lost.”
He warned that the party appears unprepared for the 2028 general elections and urged the ongoing conference to spark meaningful reforms.
“I do not see how they are organised or fortified for the next election. I hope that the conference will lead to some reforms,” he said.
“Otherwise, I would rather they regroup and give us a serious alternative to the NDC; otherwise, there is no single statement they have made that seems to sound to me like they understand what hit them and that they are ready to take power in the next election.”
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