Former Energy Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh aka NAPO has raised red flags over what he describes as early favoritism within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the party gears up for its presidential primaries.
Speaking in an interview, NAPO questioned the fairness of the political environment, especially as some individuals are already parading themselves as presidential aspirants despite the party not having opened nominations.
“Really, the party hasn’t even opened or closed nominations. How can you call yourself a presidential aspirant?” he asked pointedly.
He expressed concern that a number of these hopefuls were granted access to key figures during recent party events, notably at Legon, where they engaged openly with supporters. According to him, this created an atmosphere that felt far from neutral.
“They went greeting and doing things like that. The whole atmosphere was collegial… the buzz was fantastic,” he noted. “But little did we expect people working on others’ behalf to start misbehaving that way.”
