Kwame Pianim warns NPP could ‘fade like CPP’ without urgent reforms
Senior figure in the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Pianim, has warned that the party could face the same political decline as the Convention People’s Party (CPP) if it fails to urgently restructure and address concerns from within its ranks.
In an interview with TV3, the veteran politician said the NPP’s future rests on the shoulders of its younger members, who must take responsibility for the party’s direction.
“They have to listen because it’s their future. As I said, it’s not my future. If we do not listen and restructure our party, the NPP will become as irrelevant to the politics of Ghana as the CPP has become,” he cautioned.
Mr Pianim criticised the party’s decision to elect a flagbearer before holding grassroots elections, describing it as a “top-to-bottom” approach that undermines rebuilding efforts. “I don’t agree with it. We are trying to restructure the party. The young people who are running the party have to look and listen so we get the direction right,” he said.
He disclosed that several founding members are dissatisfied with the party’s current trajectory and have been engaging the leadership in Parliament, the National Secretariat and the Council of Elders to press for a stakeholder meeting. Such an engagement, he argued, is necessary to review strategy and unite the party’s base.
“They are worried about the direction the young people are taking the party. I’m hoping we’ll get our act together to rebuild, restructure and build a united front to move forward,” Mr Pianim added.
He stressed that the first step towards resolving the party’s challenges is acknowledging that there is a problem. Without unity and reform, he warned, the NPP risked going the way of the once-dominant CPP, whose political influence has significantly diminished.
The NPP is preparing for its presidential primaries in January 2026, with Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Dr Bryan Acheampong and Kwabena Agyei Agyapong among the contenders.
