New drivers needed – Arthur Kennedy leans on Bawumia’s bus analogy to call for NPP overhaul
Former NPP presidential aspirant, Dr. Arthur Kennedy, is using striking political metaphors to spotlight what he sees as the party’s urgent need for renewal and leadership reform after its 2024 election defeat.
Speaking on The Big Issue on Saturday, June 21, 2025, Dr. Kennedy referenced Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s now-famous “bus” analogy — a metaphor for the party’s internal structure and strategic direction.
“To use Dr. Bawumia’s analogy — if you consider the exit polling and what Musa Dankwa said — maybe there are certain people who need to be on the hypothetical bus he talked about. So we get new drivers and new leaders,” he remarked.
According to Dr. Kennedy, the metaphor captures the need to rethink not just who is on board the NPP’s leadership “bus” but who’s qualified to drive it forward.
He also framed the current moment as an opportunity to reassess the mandates of national executives — not out of hostility, but as a constructive check-in with the party’s grassroots.
“It doesn’t mean anybody did anything wrong or otherwise. But they should go for a fresh mandate,” he said.
