Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Awentami Paul Afoko, has called on party members, executives, and patrons to move beyond old divisions and focus on building a political culture that delivers tangible progress.
Speaking in separate meetings with Regional Executives, the Council of Elders, and Patrons of the NPP in the Western North, Ahafo, Bono and Bono East Regions as part of his nationwide consultative engagements, Afoko stressed that the party should not be held back by individuals fixated on settling old scores rather than addressing current challenges.
“We must build bridges to the future, not the past,” he said. “If we keep looking backwards, we will miss the opportunities in front of us. The youth in this party, and many of us, do not want stories about who offended whom in the past or during 2024. They want the party they believed in back in power. Focus on unity and grassroots organising,” he added.
The consultative engagements focused on strengthening grassroots structures and encouraging greater participation from younger members.
Afoko urged members to avoid language and tactics that reopen past conflicts, stressing that such divisions would not serve the party’s interests as he promotes his 3R agenda—Reuniting, Rebuilding, and Recapturing power for the NPP in 2028.
“For years I chose to work quietly behind the scenes, supporting the NPP in private,” he 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 reiterated that the coming period would test whether the party could mature politically or remain trapped in cycles of blame, expressing optimism that all supporters of the party would rally behind efforts to position Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as 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 forms part of Afoko’s wider outreach aimed at reconnecting with the base and repositioning the party’s message around development and inclusion ahead of the next election cycle.
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