Former political science lecturer, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has argued that the current executive body of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lacks the quality and integrity of its founding fathers, such as B.J. Da Rocha, Peter Ala Adjetey, and Haruna Eseku.
According to the outspoken academic, the NPP has “lost its soul” due to the caliber of individuals it now chooses to represent the party.
Speaking in an interview with Metro TV, Prof. Gyampo, who is also the CEO of the Ghana Shippers Authority, said the NPP must return to its foundational values and traditions if it wants to be taken seriously.
“The caliber of people that the NPP now has as leaders, I compare them to those I saw growing up. I used to work with B.J. Da Rocha at the Institute of Economic Affairs after he had retired. He would often visit the IEA secretariat, and I used to talk to him about how he conducted himself as the founding chairman of the NPP. I also engaged with Dan Botwe, Haruna Esseku, Odoi Sykes, Ala Adjetey, and Agyenim Boateng. I know what they stood for and how they managed the party’s affairs. I don’t see the current crop of NPP leadership doing the same.”
He continued, “The current NPP has lost its soul because of the caliber of people they have recruited to lead them. If the party wants to be taken seriously, it must trace its roots back to its traditions.”
Prof. Gyampo emphasized that the NPP is an elite party rooted in constructive debate, not one that promotes young, inexperienced individuals to push partisan agendas and attack others.
“NPP is a party that believes in healthy debate, not a party that sponsors small boys on social media to insult people they should be learning from,” he concluded.
Prof. Gyampo reflected on his interactions with the founding fathers and past leaders of the NPP, noting that he does not see the same qualities in the current leadership.
He remarked that the party has lost its soul due to the kind of individuals it now chooses to represent… pic.twitter.com/kiO42h3bvJ
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