The former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko, has pledged to reunite the party if elected National Chairman, arguing that internal divisions played a major role in its defeat in the 2024 general election.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, to officially announce his bid for the party's top organisational position, Afoko said the NPP could not return to government unless it healed its internal cracks.
NPP must rebuild, not blame – Paul Afoko
According to him, the first pillar of his campaign is to reunite the party by bringing together members across all factions and generations.
"The NPP cannot win when it is divided. We cannot win when old wounds remain open. We cannot win when loyal members feel excluded, humiliated, ignored, or pushed aside. We cannot win when our internal competition becomes internal destruction," he said.
Afoko stressed that he was not returning to champion one faction against another but to rebuild unity within the party.
"I'm not coming to lead one faction against another. I'm coming to help reconcile the party. I'm coming to build bridges across generations, across regions, across tendencies, across camps, and among all genuine party people who believe in our tradition," he stated.
He noted that generations of party faithful had sacrificed their freedom and livelihoods to build the NPP, saying current leaders had a responsibility to preserve that legacy.
"Our party was not built by one person. It was built by people who endured detention, exile, intimidation, loss, hardship and even the ultimate sacrifice because they believed Ghana deserved freedom, enterprise, democracy and accountable government.
Afoko said restoring unity would be the foundation upon which the NPP could rebuild and recapture political power.
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