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Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has raised concerns, asserting that President Akufo-Addo has exerted significant control over the party, overshadowing its original ideals. As the former Communications Director of the NPP, Buaben Asamoa contends that the president’s preferences now take precedence within the party, rendering those who fall out of favor with him essentially “useless.”
In an interview with Citi TV, Buaben Asamoa expressed worry over what he perceives as a departure from the party’s initial principles. He highlighted the current internal division within the party, characterized by factionalism and an overbearing executive.
“The NPP that I knew in the beginning is not the NPP that exists now. The party has become divided by heavy factionalism. Essentially, it’s become divided by the executive,” remarked Buaben Asamoa. He went on to emphasize that the president’s personality dominates the party, influencing its decision-making processes.
According to Buaben Asamoa, the current dynamic within the party implies that individuals who do not align with the president’s views or fail to secure his favor become marginalized and lose their utility within the party. He stated, “That means that if you don’t do the president’s [bidding], if you are not in the president’s good books, you are not useful to the party. That is the bottom line. That is what is happening.”
Buaben Asamoa, along with three other prominent NPP members – Hopeson Adorye, Nana Ohene Ntow, and Boniface Abubakar Saddique – publicly endorsed and campaigned for independent presidential candidate Alan Kyerematen. Subsequently, the NPP announced that the four individuals had forfeited their party membership for violating the party’s constitution.
The party cited Article 3(9)(I) of its constitution, which stipulates that a member who stands as an independent candidate against the officially elected party member, or who joins or declares support for another political party or independent candidate when the party has sponsored a candidate in a general or by-election, automatically forfeits their membership in the party.
