Ghana’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Said Sinare, has criticised the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), accusing it of using Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa to revive its political fortunes.
In a statement made on Monday, November 2, 2026, Mr. Sinare described the NPP as a ‘paperweight opposition’, arguing that the party had failed to establish itself as a credible alternative since losing political power.
He said the party’s continued criticism of Mr. Ablakwa exposed what he considered a lack of ideas, strategic direction and credible political leadership.
“The NPP has become a paperweight opposition, politically stagnant, intellectually bankrupt, and desperately searching for relevance,” Ambassador Sinare said.
According to him, the opposition party had turned its attention to the Foreign Affairs Minister in an attempt to use the ongoing controversies surrounding him as a political lifeline.
He argued that rather than focus on rebuilding its political credibility and presenting alternative policies, the NPP had made Mr. Ablakwa a central figure in its political activities.
Mr. Sinare further suggested that sustained criticism of the minister would not address the challenges confronting the opposition party or restore its political standing.
His comments come amid growing political tensions over Ghana’s evacuation exercise in South Africa and the issuance of diplomatic and service passports, issues that have attracted criticism from the NPP.
The opposition party has announced a demonstration dubbed “Yɛgye Yɛ Sika”, scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to demand accountability and transparency over the matters.
The NPP has called for investigations into the controversies, while the issues have continued to generate exchanges between the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition.
Responding to the opposition’s approach, Mr. Sinare questioned whether its current strategy could help it regain public confidence.
“If this is their grand strategy for political redemption, then Ghana’s democracy deserves a more formidable opposition than this assemblage of political opportunists,” he stated.
He also maintained that repeatedly attacking an individual would not automatically improve the party’s political fortunes.
“You cannot resurrect a dying political brand by obsessively attacking a man whose relevance you cannot diminish,” Ambassador Sinare declared.
Mr. Sinare’s comments come as the NPP intensifies its criticism of Mr. Ablakwa over the government’s handling of the South Africa evacuation exercise and the diplomatic passport controversy.
