All NPP executives asked to resign

Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has called for a complete shake-up within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), saying the party must remove what he describes as “bad elements” from its leadership.

According to him, all current party executives should step down following what he sees as poor leadership that led to the party’s “shameful defeat” in the 2024 general elections.

Professor Frimpong-Boateng believes that bringing in new leadership is the only way to regain the trust of the grassroots and restore public confidence in the NPP.

“All the executives must resign for leading the party to an unprecedented defeat; if the demons in the NPP are not removed from their leadership positions, the party will continue to suffer,” he told Nhyira FM in Kumasi.

He also didn’t hold back in expressing his disappointment with former President Nana Akufo-Addo, describing him as someone who was not open to advice and resistant to different viewpoints.

“Akufo-Addo turned deaf ears to the many pieces of advice I gave him, which could have turned the fortunes. His governance was so disappointing. There are so many people behind the scenes in the NPP who love this country and could perform better, but were sidelined by President Akufo-Addo,” observed Professor Boateng.

He further urged politicians to shift their focus towards building the capacity of Ghana’s human resources, which he said is key to boosting productivity and enhancing exports, rather than solely focusing on raising revenue from within the country.

Professor Boateng added that leadership must begin to embrace common-sense governance and root out corruption if Ghana is to progress.

“Good governance is common sense minus corruption; you don’t sit down and accumulate money as a country, you need exports which can be achieved by building a formidable human resource,” said Prof. Boateng.