Former President John Agyekum Kufuor is calling for a moment of honest reflection within the New Patriotic Party (NPP). After a period of significant electoral setbacks, he believes the party needs to look inward to understand where things went wrong. It’s a candid plea for accountability from one of the party’s most respected elder statesmen.
The NPP’s journey over the last decade has been a rollercoaster of high peaks and sudden drops. In 2016, the party secured a commanding victory that suggested a strong mandate from the Ghanaian people. However, that momentum didn’t hold, leading to a gradual erosion of support in the years that followed.
Kufuor pointedly reminded party members of the stark contrast between their early success and recent failures. “In 2016, the nation very liberally gave us power with huge majorities, but just four years later, things had changed,” he stated. He pushed for a harsh look at the numbers, asking, “What was the outcome of the 2020 elections? And just another four years after, we were evicted from power.”
This call for introspection isn’t just about dwelling on the past; it’s about survival. Kufuor argues that the party must “stop in our tracks to be truthful to ourselves” if they hope to rebuild their credibility. Without this honesty, the party risks remaining disconnected from the voters they need to win back.
The ultimate goal of this self-correction is a return to leadership. Kufuor believes that a rigorous, self-critical analysis is the only way to pave a path back to victory. He suggested that this process could be the first step toward regaining power, “possibly even in 2028.”
