Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Awentami Afoko, has called on party members, executives, and patrons to set aside old divisions and focus on building a political culture that delivers tangible progress.
Speaking during separate meetings with Regional Executives, the Council of Elders, and Patrons of the NPP in the Western North, Ahafo, Bono, and Bono East regions—part of his nationwide consultative engagements—Afoko stressed that the party must not be held back by individuals fixated on settling old scores instead of solving current problems.
“We must build bridges to the future, not the past,” Afoko told the gatherings. “If we keep looking backwards, we will miss the opportunities in front of us. The youth in this party—and a great number of us—don’t want stories about who offended whom in the past or during 2024. They want the party they believed in back to power.”
He urged members to focus on unity and grassroots organising.
The consultative engagement centred on strengthening grassroots structures and encouraging greater participation from younger members. Afoko asked members to avoid language and tactics that reopen past conflicts, saying such actions would not serve the NPP’s best interest. He also preached his 3R agenda: Reuniting, Rebuilding, and Recapturing power for the party in 2028.
“For years I chose to work quietly behind the scenes, supporting the NPP in private,” Afoko said. “But recent developments have compelled me to step forward. We need to get our party back into winning ways, and that starts with unity of purpose.”
He framed the upcoming period as a test of whether NPP politics will mature or remain stuck in cycles of blame. Nevertheless, he expressed optimism that all who love the party would come on board to realise the goal of making Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia the next President of Ghana.
“The future will not wait for us to finish fighting the past,” he said. “Let’s build the bridges now.”
The Western North tour is part of Afoko’s wider outreach aimed at reconnecting with the party’s base and repositioning its message around development and inclusion ahead of the next election cycle.
Source By DC Kwame Kwakye
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