2028 Election will test resilience of NPP — John Boadu
A Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, John Boadu, has stated that the 2028 general election is critical for the party and will test the resilience of the NPP.
Aside from that, he said it would also test the strength of the party’s structures, its ability to regroup, reorganise and unite the base of the party.
“What the Party needs now is experience, stability and a leader who is tried, tested, tolerant, a grassroots man, not bitter and driven by a results-oriented vision - a leadership that can unite all factions, rebuild and restore our great Party to power,” he stated.
This was contained in a statement he issued last Saturday to formally declare his intention to contest the chairmanship of the party in 2026.
He said the party could not afford to gamble with leadership at this critical period, adding that “we may be going through challenging times now, but this storm will surely pass.
Together, we shall make the NPP great again, and we will win the 2028 Elections.”
State of party
He conceded that the party had lost touch with many vital stakeholders that once stood firmly with it.
“We have lost our media relationship, our youth support base, and the confidence of many within the business community.
We have drifted away from the middle-class, tertiary students, academicians, chiefs, the clergy, trade unions, celebrities, opinion leaders and groups that once proudly carried the NPP flag,” he stated.
He said the party's parliamentary strength had weakened, which calls for great concern.
Mr Boadu said the only true way to restore the hope, the confidence and the future was for the NPP to win back power again so as to rebuild opportunities for people and secure the dignity of Ghanaians.
Tested
He said it was on that basis that he was contesting as a leader with a proven track record, tested experience and the unmatched ability to deliver results.
“At every turning point in a political party’s journey, a special kind of leader is required; one who has been tried, tested and proven through years of service and sacrifice.
Proven experience matters in every rescue mission,” he stated.
Mr Boadu said this was not the time for experimentation with party leaders and his over 30 years of service from polling station chairman to General Secretary would come in handy to rally the party to victory in 2028.
“I am contesting because I have the experience and history of restoring power.
At this moment, our party members are not seeking stories of promises nor untold history, but the footprints of one who led us to victory when the battle was fiercest.
For when the drums of war sound, the people remember not the talkers, but the warrior who once brought the crown home,” he noted.
He said when elected as National Chairman, he and his team would focus on healing the divisions, rebuilding trust and bringing every patriot together to restore the family spirit of the NPP through reconciliation and unity; rebuilding and rebranding the party; empowering party structures and strengthening internal security.
He said he would be mobilising sustainable resources for the party by establishing transparent, reliable and innovative funding mechanisms to keep the party active and well-resourced at all levels and at all times and reviving the winning machinery spirit of the party.
Mr Boadu reminded the party faithful that it was under his stewardship as General Secretary that the party achieved the two highest numbers of votes ever achieved in NPP’s history, with 5.7 million votes in the 2016 elections and 6.7 million votes in 2020.
“The two highest numbers of parliamentary seats ever won by the NPP since 1992 were in 2016 (169 seats) and 137 seats in 2020 under my tenure,” he said, adding that the NPP became the first political party in Africa to collate its own election results in record time – within 18 hours in 2016 and just six hours in 2020.
“The NPP needs to be rescued,” he said, stressing that “the NPP needs stability, tolerance and a results-oriented vision that will unite all factions and restore our great party to power.”
