The crisis rocking the New Patriotic Party (NPP) reached a boiling point, when some aggrieved members of the party repainted the Fomena Constituency office of the party in the colours of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
With the outcome of the 2020 general elections in mind, where the party not only managed to win the presidential election, but lost at least about 28 parliamentary seats, even the blind could see that the fault lines within the governing party were not only exposed, but magnified to such an extent that irreconcilable factions emerged.
The main issue now is the 2024 election, where everyone wants to be strategically positioned to be able to secure their own share of the pie.
Ghanaians are watching with sadness, whiles the affairs of the State, take a backseat.
Since coming to power, the NPP, has been leading in reverse gear, engaging in things that belie the high expectations of Ghanaians, who had hoped for a breather after eight years of its predecessor in office, the National Democratic Congress By its conduct so far, the party is making the NDC, even in its state, smell like rose.
It is sad to point out that under the watch of the current leadership of the party, led by Freddy Blay, John Baodu and Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, the party has been characterized by acts of impunity. To compound this unhealthy scenario, virtually every region is having its fair share of party supporters’ agitations with fingers pointing at the national executives.
A self-acclaimed largest political party in Ghana that had plans of breaking the proverbial ‘8’, would put its house in order to safeguard our democracy, which we all jealously guard.
This newspaper thinks the delegates must be allowed to choose whoever they want at all levels under arrangements that are free, fair and equitable. This is the essence of democracy.
