Kwabena Agyepong tells NPP to move On from blame games and focus on rebuilding after 2024 defeat

Former flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyepong, has called on the party to shift its focus from assigning blame for its 2024 electoral loss to learning from the experience and rebuilding for the future.

In an interview on Face to Face with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One TV, aired on Tuesday, April 29, Agyepong stressed the importance of reflection and reform, cautioning the party against dwelling on the past.

“I don’t want to go into history because what I have learned is that you can’t reverse what has happened in the past. So, you learn lessons from it. And as a political party, we should learn lessons from the defeat. That is why we put together this Oquaye committee,” he stated.

Agyepong urged the party to take swift action, saying, “It’s important we don’t get imprisoned by the past. Learn quick lessons, and NPP has a lot of platforms, you run through it, and what is clear is that people are dissatisfied with the closed electoral system, which they feel has been monetised, manipulated in the past.”

He pointed to growing dissatisfaction among party members with the internal processes used during recent elections and highlighted the demand for a more inclusive approach. “So we are looking for more inclusive arrangements. There are two schools of thought—either we go the full haul and open it up to all card-bearing members,” he explained.

In response to voices within the party calling for individuals to be held responsible for the defeat, Agyepong firmly dismissed the idea of finger-pointing.

“I totally disagree with you. People have held poles and assigned percentages to those who are to be blamed for our defeat, but it doesn’t change the fact that we’re in opposition. I’m not going to waste precious time and emotions to look at that. We are out of the office.”

Instead, he emphasized the importance of restoring the party’s credibility and public image. “Any honest party leader knows why. No corporate entity brings out its strategy plan in public. To rebuild and regroup is to earn the respect of the country and win back our lost supporters. It’s the interventions that matter,” he concluded.

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