Founding member and Elder of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has warned that the current leadership of the party is steering it towards destruction, citing the abandonment of internal democracy and grassroots participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on Joy FM\u2019s Super Morning Show on Friday, January 30, Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe said the party\u2019s failure to rebuild from the grassroots following its electoral defeat undermines its core values of integrity, unity and democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf we truly want to win back the soul of the party, then we must do things democratically,\u201d he said. \u201cThe proper way is to organise from the grassroots to the top. That has always been the tradition of the party, but unfortunately, it did not happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He argued that any political party that suffers a major electoral defeat must return to the grassroots to assess what went wrong, engage supporters and rebuild its structures from the bottom up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA party that has been badly damaged in a general election cannot proceed the way the NPP is going now. You must go back to the grassroots, listen to them, let them tell you exactly how they feel, and allow even the broader population to understand why you failed,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe stressed that rebuilding the party from the bottom to the top is the only path to sustainable success, warning that failure to do so would deepen internal divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While he stopped short of declaring the NPP doomed, he maintained that the current leadership is taking the party in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI won\u2019t say the party is doomed, but the leadership at the moment is leading the party into destruction,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He lamented what he described as the rise of \u201cmonocracy\u201d within the party, insisting that the NPP\u2019s founding fathers\u2014whom he said upheld integrity, fairness and internal democracy\u2014would not have tolerated the current situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are no internal democracy and no fair play. This is very dangerous,\u201d he warned, calling for credible, transparent and fair primaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe also criticised what he described as the manipulation and imposition of candidates, as well as the monetisation of delegates, arguing that such practices weaken political parties and erode public trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese are the very things that destroy political parties,\u201d he said, adding that factionalism has now taken hold of the NPP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He further warned that the factional nature of the party\u2019s current presidential contest would make it extremely difficult for any eventual winner to unite the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are clearly factions in the party, and whoever wins will struggle to bring the party together. We have seen this before, and it completely destroyed the party in the past,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the NPP prepares for its internal elections, Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe advised delegates and aspirants to reflect deeply on the party\u2019s history and return to its foundational principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf they do not know the history of the party, they should study it,\u201d he cautioned. \u201cWe have been here before. We must be careful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Source: myjoyonline.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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