Former National Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Siidi Abubakar Musah, has warned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that its chances of winning the 2028 general elections are virtually non-existent, urging the party to start rebuilding for 2032 instead.
In a statement, Musah argued that the economic legacy of the Akufo-Addo government will haunt any candidate the NPP presents, particularly former vice president Mahamudu Bawumia, who has become the face of the administration’s economic policies.
“Bawumia’s political capital is not only depleted but bankrupt. Without the scaffolding of power to prop him up, his vulnerabilities are exposed for all to see. He cannot stand against an energized NDC flagbearer on a national platform,” he said.
He stressed that the NPP’s current line-up of flagbearer hopefuls—including Bawumia, Kennedy Agyapong, Bryan Acheampong, Yaw Osei Adutwum, and Kwabena Agyepong—are too closely tied to the previous government’s failures.
“The party is tainted by its own record, and all potential candidates, including Bawumia, Kennedy, and Bryan, are too entangled in the sins of the current administration to be seen as fresh hope.”
According to him, only a generational renewal and the grooming of new leaders could give the NPP a fighting chance in the future.
“The party must start planting now for a possible harvest in 2032, because 2028 is already lost if this is the best they have to offer,” Musah cautioned.
Meanwhile, the NPP’s presidential elections committee has confirmed that all five aspirants have officially filed to contest the January 31, 2026 presidential primary.
The committee has promised a transparent and fair process, but analysts suggest the party’s bigger challenge lies in rebranding itself for the years ahead.
