General Secretary of the United Party (UP) and former New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has firmly ruled out any possibility of rejoining the NPP, declaring that the party has lost its moral foundation and guiding principles.
Mr. Asamoa, who once served as the NPP’s Director of Communications, was expelled from the party alongside three others after endorsing a presidential aspirant other than the NPP’s elected flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Thursday, he criticised the current NPP leadership for abandoning the values of humaneness, integrity, and service that once defined the party.
“Everything they did was overshadowed by the lack of humaneness. For me, that is the biggest problem the party has — it became too arrogant,” he said.
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When asked if he would ever consider returning, Mr. Asamoa was emphatic:
“I don’t intend to go back to the NPP. They don’t have values. First of all, let’s examine the NPP — which NPP are we talking about now?”
He argued that the modern-day NPP no longer reflects the ideals on which it was founded, claiming that both its leadership and internal culture have drifted away from the conservative, right-of-center philosophy that once anchored it.
“As far as I recall, the roots of the NPP came from the CPP tradition for about eight years. The party was later managed by a chairman who had CPP roots but became NPP. The presidential candidate who took over has NDC antecedents, and his wife is from a PNC family with NDC connections,” he explained.
According to Mr. Asamoa, these ideological compromises have weakened the NPP’s identity and eroded its long-standing commitment to integrity, service, and sacrifice.
His comments come amid ongoing debate about whether the United Party (UP) — led by Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen — would welcome back former NPP members who broke away. The UP leadership has since made it clear that no amnesty will be offered for a return to the NPP.
Story By: Afia Ohenewa Akyerem