A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team has dismissed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) newly elected national executives as uninspiring, arguing that the leadership chosen at the party’s delegates conference in Kumasi is unlikely to position the opposition party for a return to power in 2028.
Speaking on GHOne TV’s Morning Show, GhToday, Hamza Suhuyini said the NDC is not threatened by the outcome of the NPP’s internal elections.
He questioned whether the exercise truly sought to rebuild the party after its heavy defeat in the 2024 general election.
“Considering the manner and the form that led to the defeat of the NPP in the last general election, one would be in a better position to appreciate the importance of this exercise if it seeks to position the party to come back to power. Does it? I fear not,” Suhuyini said.
He argued that a fundamental objective of any party seeking power is to generate inspiration that can translate to the national level.
Looking at the slate produced in Kumasi—from National Chairman John Boadu to Communications Director Dennis Edward Miracles Aboagye—Suhuyini said he saw none.
“From John Boadu to the last person, to Miracle Aboagye as Director of Communication, look at the slate that was produced from Kumasi. Do you see any form of inspiration from that slate?” he asked.
Suhuyini was particularly critical of John Boadu, the former General Secretary who lost his bid to retain that position while the NPP was still in government.
“You see when you take John Boadu, we are talking about the former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, who couldn’t even manage to retain his position as General Secretary in power, not in opposition. Today, the NPP hopes to rely on the so-called experience of someone who could not even manage to retain his seat as General Secretary to lead them into victory from an unprecedented defeat in 2024. So within the rank and file of the NPP, when they do self-introspection, do they actually see inspiration in that candidature? Absolutely not,,” he said.
He extended the same assessment to other senior figures on the new executive, including Second Vice Chairman Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B.
“Now you come back to the likes of Nana B and their first vice-chairman, what sort of inspiration do they bring on board? How does that inspire confidence and hope into a new political tradition or into a new political strategy to win them power?,” he quized.
The NPP elected its new national officers at a delegates conference held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on 3 October 2026. Boadu secured the chairmanship with 2,888 votes, defeating Boakye Agyarko and Paul Afoko.
Justin Kodua Frimpong retained the General Secretary position, while Miracles Aboagye was elected Communications Director. Henry Nana Boakye emerged as one of the vice chairmen.
The new executives have been tasked with rebuilding the party’s structures and preparing for the 2028 general election after the NPP’s loss of power in 2024. Boadu has pledged to build “a renewed NPP that listens more, consults more, organises better, and prepares deliberately for the future.”
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
