The main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has referred its Deputy Director of Communications, Ernest Owusu Bempah, to the party’s National Disciplinary Committee for breaching a media gag order.

In March, the party issued a directive barring all members from making public comments that could fuel internal disunity.

But according to a statement dated April 22 and signed by General Secretary Justin Frimpong Koduah, Mr. Owusu Bempah has violated the directive.

“Following the directives issued to all members of the party to cease discussions on matters that create disaffection within the party in the media, Mr. Owusu Bempah has made several comments on social media which are suspected to be in contravention of the directive issued to all NPP members (Ref: NPP/HQ/PR/2025/03/DAM),” the statement said.

“Mr. Ernest Owusu Bempah is hereby referred to the National Disciplinary Committee of the party for the necessary action,” it added.

The decision comes after Mr. Owusu Bempah claimed that the party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections was largely due to the selection of what he called the “wrong candidate.”