Former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has expressed concerns about the New Patriotic Party (NPP), accusing them of veering away from their core focus on national development.
Instead, he claims that the party is currently operating a government that resembles a “family, friends, and concubines’ government.”
In an opinion piece titled ‘NPP, HOW DID WE GET HERE?’ Professor Frimpong-Boateng highlighted a group within the NPP who, despite not holding official political appointments or positions within the party structure, wield significant power.
One of them is even referred to as the ‘de facto Prime Minister’ of the country. These individuals allegedly have the ability to secure influential roles in society for their associates and allies while also displaying a propensity to disrespect and create difficulties for the Ghanaian population.
According to Professor Frimpong-Boateng, this stark deviation from the traditional values of the NPP is a cause for concern. He further observed that Ghana is currently experiencing a form of governance characterized by control of the media not through violence, but through bribery and intimidation.
“We are being served with a variation of a ‘family, friends, and concubines’ government,’ and control of the press is maintained not through violence but through bribery and intimidation,” he noted.
Professor Frimpong-Boateng expressed worry about the weaponization of state institutions to silence transformative voices while allowing patronized corruption to flourish.
Instead of experiencing development in freedom, he believes that Ghanaians are witnessing unprecedented intimidation, economic retrogression, and silent suffering.
He also criticized the ‘NPP establishment’ for promoting a presidential candidate whom he considers the most vulnerable and laden with more baggage than all the aspirants. He likened it to “shopping for a problem when they already have an answer.”
SOURCE: DAILY MAIL GH
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