Nana Akomea warns that persistent factional battles within Ghana's New Patriotic Party threaten the opposition group's electoral prospects for 2028. The former Bawumia campaign vice chairman highlighted deep rifts between supporters of different leadership contenders during a Thursday radio interview. Party organizers attempted to demonstrate solidarity by bringing all former presidential hopefuls together for a national tour. The effort backfired when rival factions turned each stop into competitive displays of loyalty and influence. Tensions peaked in Bantama, where opposing supporters nearly came to blows before party officials intervened.
Akomea connected the internal chaos to recent events surrounding regional chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako's legal troubles. He suggested that competing camps may have deliberately delayed assistance to score political points against each other. The opposition politician contrasted his party's disorganization with what he described as the ruling National Democratic Congress's more unified public appearances. He urged party leaders to address the divisions before they permanently damage voter confidence. Without genuine reconciliation efforts, these internal conflicts could determine the party's fate in upcoming elections.
Akomea connected the internal chaos to recent events surrounding regional chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako's legal troubles. He suggested that competing camps may have deliberately delayed assistance to score political points against each other. The opposition politician contrasted his party's disorganization with what he described as the ruling National Democratic Congress's more unified public appearances. He urged party leaders to address the divisions before they permanently damage voter confidence. Without genuine reconciliation efforts, these internal conflicts could determine the party's fate in upcoming elections.
