The Deputy National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Get together (NPP), Mr George Krobéa Asante, has made a passionate attraction to the rank and file of the get together to resolve their variations and foster unity forward of future elections.
He mentioned members of the get together ought to channel their vitality the place it issues, particularly in opposition to the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC), who’re their true political rivals, as some members had become so consumed by pointless inside politics.
In his press assertion issued yesterday, Mr Asante noticed that some members now not need to hear the get together’s strong obtainments underneath Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s regime.
“As a substitute of defending our report, they echo NDC propaganda and warp information simply to attain inside factors, leaving the elephant wounded on the battlefield. My query is easy: why are we doing this to ourselves?” it mentioned.
“Reasonably than selling the distinctive strengths of their most well-liked 2028 presidential hopefuls, some have chosen the trail of division, partaking in character assassination, name-calling, and fabricating lies in opposition to fellow patriots. That is self-destruction. How does tearing down your camp assist you to win the conflict in opposition to the NDC” the statement added.
Moreover, it said that each aspirant within the get together’s presidential primaries race had precious qualities, confirmed strengths, and a transparent identification that may very well be bought to delegates and the Ghanaian individuals.
“Our focus ought to be on constructing our personal, and never giving our opponents free ammunition. After we publicly shame each other, we hand the NDC a ready-made marketing campaign message. Because the NPP is greater than any particular person,” it famous.
The NPP has formally scheduled its presidential primaries to Saturday, January 31, 2026, following a call taken at an important assembly of the get together’s Nationwide Government Committee (NEC) held on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
This announcement by the get together’s Normal Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua, units the stage for a decisive contest to elect the party’s flagbearer for the 2028 normal election.
With rising anticipation inside the get together’s rank and file, the first is anticipated to draw vital curiosity from longstanding members and new contenders in search of to steer the NPP into the subsequent electoral cycle.
Get together officers have indicated that nomination pointers, timelines for marketing campaign actions, and the code of conduct for aspirants can be launched within the coming weeks.
The get together has formally opened nominations for people interested by contesting within the presidential primaries for the 2028 elections, following Article 13 of their structure.
Furthermore, candidates should gather nomination types from the Workplace of the Normal Secretary on the get together headquarters at Asylum Down. The nomination interval will run from Tuesday, July 29, 2025, to Thursday, August 28, 2025.
The get together mentioned candidates should submit a non-refundable payment of GH¢100,000 to acquire nomination types, and a submitting payment of GH¢500,000 through a banker’s draft made out to the NPP.
BY BERNARD BENGHAN
