The Ashanti Regional Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Yandoh, has made a passionate appeal to the party’s grassroots and sympathisers to reignite their loyalty and support, amid signs of declining enthusiasm within the party’s traditional strongholds.
His comments come in the wake of what he described as a visibly low turnout of party members at the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) during the recent detention of the NPP’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
Chairman Wontumi was granted bail after meeting conditions including a GH¢50 million bond with two sureties. However, his release drew less support from the party base than expected, a situation Yandoh said reflects wider concerns at the grassroots level, following the party’s performance in the 2024 general election.
Speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Tuesday, June 3, Yandoh admitted the party had fallen short in addressing internal grievances and urged members to give the NPP another chance.
“Indeed, there are grassroots challenges. You saw it in the 2024 polls. We had a low turnout by the NPP members, and we continue to plead with them. NPP is the only party that can help Ghana, and so whatever has transpired, we are sorry; they should forgive us and forgive the party,” he stated.
Yandoh acknowledged the disappointment and disaffection among the party’s support base but maintained that the NPP remains Ghana’s best hope for economic recovery and governance.
“The turnout was low, which is expected. We just came out of the elections, and there are issues to deal with. Until those issues are dealt with, we will continue to have that,” he added.
His remarks signal growing concern within the NPP over waning enthusiasm in the party’s base, particularly in the Ashanti Region, which has long been regarded as the party’s electoral heartbeat.
— CNR
