Founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has expressed disappointment over what he describes as the declining state of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), following its poor performance in the 2024 general elections.
In a strongly worded post on social media on Friday, June 20, 2025, Cudjoe lamented that the once-respected NPP, especially under former President John Agyekum Kufuor, is now deeply divided and struggling to hold on to just 60 out of the 88 parliamentary seats it retained after last year’s election setback.
“It is so sad seeing the once mighty, well-respected NPP under Kufuor, now having its decimated rank and file fighting over 60 out of 88 parliamentary seats they luckily managed after the 2024 electoral bludgeoning,” he wrote.
He also questioned the focus of the party’s current leadership and presidential hopefuls, noting that internal competition and infighting appear to have overshadowed efforts to rebuild trust with the electorate.
Cudjoe advised that, rather than engaging in factional battles, the NPP should work toward convincing all 276 constituencies of its commitment to accountability and reform.
He emphasized the need for the party to ensure that individuals who misappropriated public funds return the money, be banned from contesting political office, and for the party to present a genuine and actionable plan for the future.
“It would be wise to fight to convince 276 constituencies that the party will convince many thieves who stole our money to return the loot, ban them from contesting elections and share a credible plan devoid of empty slogans, spin and waste. Maybe then Ghanaians will try paying attention to them,” he added.
Cudjoe’s remarks have sparked debate online, with supporters and critics of the NPP weighing in on the party’s prospects and the path it must take to regain public trust ahead of future elections.
