Member of Parliament for Afadjato, Frank Afriyie, has taken a swipe at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership for what he describes as a tone-deaf and arrogant posture during the party’s National Delegates Conference.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Monday, July 21, he stated that the NPP missed a critical opportunity to express remorse for the economic hardship and failed promises that led to its defeat in the 2024 general elections.
“The glorious opportunity that the NPP had after their abysmal performance in 2024 was what they had at the conference. What I expected them to do was to apologise to Ghanaians and say that they are extremely sorry,” Afriyie noted.
He condemned the party’s defiant rhetoric at the event, describing it as dismissive of the genuine frustrations Ghanaians continue to face. “But when you come and say that we are not broken, we are fighters, and we have never been defeated, it is somehow. If you want to build, build on the notice of trust.”
Afriyie expressed particular concern over the NPP’s decision to project a message of resilience without admitting to its governance failures, including what he termed “faulty policy that never materialised” and “the imposed hardship” on the population.
“But when you come on such a big platform and tell Ghanaians that when you come, you will do worse, I see that as problematic,” he stressed.
His remarks come after the MP for Nhyiaeso, Stephen Amoah and the General Secretary of the NPP claimed that Ghanaians had regretted voting for the NDC just six months after the 2024 elections.
The Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s in a speech also urged party members to rally behind a renewed sense of purpose, discipline, and unity.
Afenyo-Markin insisted the NPP is not a broken party and accused the ruling NDC government of worsening the economic situation since taking office.