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Outgoing Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Kwame Andy Appiah Kubi, has labelled the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) constitution as outdated and detrimental to effective leadership selection within the party.
Speaking on TV3’s The Key Points on Saturday, December 28, Appiah Kubi, a private legal practitioner, declared, “The NPP’s constitution is so flawed in selecting leaders in the party. A constitutional review is long overdue.”
His critique comes amid the party’s introspection following its defeat to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 general elections.
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NPP National Chairman Stephen Ntim acknowledged the loss during a recent press conference and announced plans to form a post-election review committee in January 2025.
“There is no doubt that the outcome of the elections is not what we wished for,” Mr. Ntim said. “The party will set up an election review committee in January 2025 to engage stakeholders and analyse the factors leading to our defeat, paving the way for reforms.”
Appiah Kubi underscored the corrosive influence of money in the party’s internal elections, warning that monetisation stifles merit and prevents the emergence of capable leaders. “Monetisation in the NPP will not bring out the best candidates for leadership roles,” he asserted.
Adding to the conversation, University of Ghana’s Professor Ransford Gyampo pointed to deeper systemic failures, including corruption, arrogance, economic mismanagement, and nepotism, as the reasons behind the party’s electoral defeat.
He dismissed claims that voter apathy was the root cause, calling it a diversionary excuse.
“Blaming apathy without addressing the real reasons is mere propaganda,” Professor Gyampo argued. “People didn’t vote because they felt let down. Corruption, arrogance, economic mismanagement, and nepotism cost the NPP the elections.”
He also criticised the party’s decision to form a committee to investigate the loss, asserting that the causes were already apparent. “The issues are glaring. We don’t need a committee to tell us what went wrong,” he added.
