It is very amazing sometimes when you come on air to make statements, on behalf of the New Patriotic Party, which you are dragging the party into extinction.
You were barely ten years old when the NPP was founded, in an era where it was suicidal to trek into certain communities forbidden to the UP Tradition.
Our works, sacrifices and choice of the right flag bearer, H.E. J.A. Kufuor, won us power in 2000. All was going on well until 2008 when the Establishment took over the party and set all principles and standards aside.
The party laws are now compromised to suit the privileged few. NPP is now under a democratic dictatorship where one man’s word was a command and most of the elders went silent, except a few like Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamaklo. He would not tolerate the indiscipline and publicly say things as they are. He was suspended for boldly drawing attention to the wrong things going on in the NPP.
Many were hoping that things would change when your administration took over in 2022, especially when you warned that any party officer or government appointee who openly endorsed an aspirant would be punished according to the laws of the party. You had the opportunity when the party’s National Nasara Co-ordinator, Abdul Aziz Haruna Futa, openly endorsed then aspirant, Dr. Bawumia. You could only rebuke him. No form of punishment.
And since then, you never uttered a word of disapproval when party members in office, like Hon. Umar Farouk Aliu Mahama, could openly endorse Bawumia. Nothing came from your office to implement the party’s rules against such incorrigible party officers. However, officers who endorsed Alan Kyerematen were immediately suspended.
Today, the flag bearer race is on and at least two regional chairmen, Abronye DC of Bono and Wontumi of Ashanti are all over the place endorsing Dr. Bawumia. And not only that Abronye for example is out there attacking Hon. Kennedy Agyapong, using unprintable words to describe this important party member.
No word of caution came from you, knowing too well that attacks on party aspirants can lead to the party losing the numbers. You cannot pretend to forget that the attacks on Alan Kyerematen, which led to his exit from the party, resulted in 2.1 million party supporters staying away from the polls.
As it is today, Alan needs to be replaced and so Kennedy Agyapong was picked, because he could spoil Bawumia’s chances. So, you gladly watched on and enjoying the scene when lies were spewed out against Kennedy by Abronye, since you and your cohorts have endorsed Bawumia.
Is it not interesting that the moment Abronye said that the Disciplinary Committee recommended the expulsion of Kennedy Agyapong from the party, but you decided not to implement it, you took great offense and quickly came public to deny that any such thing happened and recommended him to the Disciplinary Committee?
General Secretary Justin Frimpong, are you saying that it is okay to break party rules, so long as it will help the one you and the Establishment openly endorse, but to crack the whip when you are personally wronged? So, if the party is wronged, it is okay but not when you, as an individual is wronged. Are you and the Establishment, the Untouchables?
There was this thing I heard about manipulation of the Party Album where names of delegates perceived to be pro-Alan were replaced and the fact that after knowing this, Alan gave out GH¢500,000.00 to you and NEC to correct your own mistakes and bring the Album back to its true and legal originality, but nothing was done. Please confirm! If it is true, then what happened to the money?
The fact that both Abronye and Wontumi are out there boasting of having the power to change the Album to weed out all delegates perceived to be anti-Bawumia, can confirm that manipulation of the Album was committed under your directives.
Are you aware that the recent National Delegates Conference organised by the party fell foul in planning and execution? The party’s constitution was not adhered to. I am forced to believe that this illegality was implemented to push an agendum that will not benefit the party.
The only reason you are implementing the Top-Bottom Approach is to make sure there is victory at all cost for Bawumia and also to secure your positions in the party. This will hurt the party because those who supervised the disgraceful performance of the NPP in 2024 are those going to lead the party into 2028.
For how come polling stations where the party secured zero vote, will still have their executives at post with imposition of parliamentary candidates on the constituencies? It only means that more seats will be lost.
Justin Frimpong, you and all the executive officers have failed the party and you need to humbly exit. Can I suggest that the reason you charged GH¢4.0 million development fee per aspirant is to get paid your a good ex-gratia? What development are you intending to do in NPP?
Justin Kodua Frimpong, please set aside the January 26, 2026 primaries and let the right things be done, then you and your cohorts should humbly exit your positions.
Please, you should not destroy the NPP, but learn from us and preserve the party’s principles and standards.
By Hon. Daniel Dugan
The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect The Chronicle’s stance.
