Dr. Arthur Kennedy, a long-standing member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has once again voiced his discontent with the party’s current leadership, painting a grim picture of the direction it has taken in recent years.
In a scathing open letter, he particularly criticized the roles of Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO) and Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), accusing them of contributing to the party’s decline.
“Ashanti, that used to be led by the likes of Donkor Fordjour, is now led by Wontumi! Prempeh College, that gave us Kufuor and Crabbe, now gives us Napo and Wontumi!” Dr. Kennedy lamented, juxtaposing the NPP’s current leadership with the distinguished figures who shaped its legacy.
Dr. Kennedy’s letter comes in the wake of the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 general elections, a loss that has triggered introspection and blame among its members. He decried what he described as a shift in the party’s values, accusing its leadership of prioritizing personal wealth over public service.
“The party that was built by men who risked their liberty and spent their treasure to build it now has leaders who have not suffered and see it as a vehicle for amassing wealth,” he said, highlighting a growing disconnect between the party’s foundational principles and its current trajectory.
Dr. Kennedy also took aim at what he called the “unholy alliance of the Kyebi Mafia and Galamsey Incorporated,” a veiled reference to individuals within the party accused of engaging in or benefiting from illegal mining activities.
“We lent the party to an unholy alliance and got our comeuppance for doing nothing,” he remarked, suggesting that the NPP’s defeat was a consequence of its leadership’s actions—or inactions.
The open letter has sparked a lively debate within the NPP and among political analysts.
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