NPP Must Resolve Internal Disputes To Win Back Power In 2028 — Kingsley Kyeretwie
NPP Ashanti Regional Deputy Secretary, Kingsley Bonsu Kyeretwie Esq, has called for greater unity and reconciliation within the party, saying unresolved internal disputes could undermine the party’s efforts to return to power in 2028.
Speaking in an interview with Kofi Boakye on Nkwantannanso on Opemsuo Radio, Mr Kyeretwie said reconciliation must begin with the individuals directly involved in disputes, stressing that lasting peace would be difficult to achieve if those at the centre of disagreements are unwilling to forgive each other.
“In every reconciliation process, the most important people are those at the centre of the issue. If they do not have the heart to forgive, then no matter how hard others try to resolve the matter, it will be difficult to achieve lasting peace,” he said.
He said unresolved disputes within the NPP had contributed to the party’s setbacks in previous elections, urging members to develop the willingness to forgive and work together despite their differences.
According to him, party members must be prepared to put past disagreements aside if the NPP is serious about regaining power in 2028.
“Sometimes, people say things without intending to hurt their opponents, but where we have reached as a party, everyone must have a big heart, forgive one another and work together in unity,” he stated.
Mr Kyeretwie said the NPP’s electoral fortunes depend heavily on its ability to unite, particularly in the Ashanti Region, where the party lost more than one million votes in the 2024 election.
He argued that the decline in the party’s votes did not necessarily mean that all those who failed to vote for the NPP switched their allegiance to NDC, rather most of them stayed away from the polls altogether.
“If you look at the more than one million votes we lost in the Ashanti Region, it is clear that many of those voters did not switch to the NDC. Rather, they abstained from voting. That is something we must examine carefully,” he said.
He maintained that the party must therefore focus on rebuilding trust among its members and supporters ahead of the 2028 elections.
Mr Kyeretwie said the NPP remained a party with significant support among Ghanaians, adding that voters sometimes send it into opposition as a way of expressing their disappointment with its performance in government.
He said the party’s immediate objective must be to work tirelessly and legitimately to regain the confidence of voters and return to power in 2028.
“We need to unite as a party because division will not help us. The NPP does not belong to any one individual; it belongs to all its members, and we must all work together if we want to return to power in 2028,” he said.
