In an open letter titled “Democratic Accountability” released this week, the former presidential aspirant attributed the NPP’s “most decisive defeat since the Fourth Republic began” to poor economic management, corruption, and divisive identity politics.

Dr. Kennedy credited former President Nana Akufo-Addo for coining “democratic accountability” but lamented the party’s failure to implement it. He identified four core issues: economic hardship, unchecked corruption, “toxic ethnicity and religion,” and a culture of impunity. According to his letter, internal polling by analyst Musa Danquah indicated approximately 20% of President John Mahama’s votes came from self-identified NPP supporters—a sign of eroding party loyalty.

The physician-politician expressed particular concern about post-election finger-pointing within NPP ranks. He noted party officials, including General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong and 2024 flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, engaged in a “blaming others syndrome.” Kennedy acknowledged his own participation in this cycle but urged moving beyond scapegoating toward structural reforms.

Kennedy’s letter calls for honest introspection ahead of the 2028 elections, emphasizing that rebuilding trust requires acknowledging governance shortcomings during the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration. The NPP must now operate as opposition under President Mahama’s National Democratic Congress government until the next polls.