{"id":110978,"date":"2026-01-13T16:21:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=110978"},"modified":"2026-01-13T16:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:21:19","slug":"im-not-leaving-prof-frimpong-boateng-defies-npp-expulsion-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=110978","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m not leaving \u2013 Prof. Frimpong-Boateng defies NPP expulsion threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 7 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>In a blistering rebuke of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership, cardiothoracic surgeon and party stalwart Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has declared he will not be intimidated into leaving the party he helped build.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <strong><em>Ekosiisen<\/em> on Asempa FM<\/strong> today, Tuesday, January 13, 2026, the former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation responded to reports that the National Executive Committee (NEC) is moving to expel him for labelling the current party structure as \u201cfake\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than backing down, the Professor launched a fresh volley of criticisms, suggesting that it is the current leadership\u2014not him\u2014that should be shown the exit.<\/p>\n<p>The tension follows a series of recent interviews where Prof. Frimpong-Boateng described the re-election of certain leaders as a train wreck and characterised the party\u2019s direction as fundamentally destroyed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/not-leaving.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<p>When asked if he would preemptively resign to avoid the humiliation of expulsion, his response was defiant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo! I\u2019m not leaving the party; they should leave the party [because] they are the fake ones,\u201d he declared. \u201cThey should go away and the true party will stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He dismissed the NEC\u2019s disciplinary measures as a distraction, stating flatly that he has no intention of appearing before any committee to defend his remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not honour any invitation from the NEC to waste my time,\u201d he added, signalling a total breakdown in his relationship with the party\u2019s administrative wing.<\/p>\n<p>The Professor\u2019s critique is rooted in a belief that the NPP has drifted far from its founding principles of liberal conservatism and institutional integrity.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that the party is currently in a state of terminal decline that can only be reversed by a complete purge of the \u201cfake\u201d elements at the top.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must accept that the NPP is destroyed; this was not how the party was in years past,\u201d he lamented. \u201cThey should exit so that the young men and women with love for the party will rebuild.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rift between Frimpong-Boateng and the NPP has widened significantly since the 2024 general elections, where the party transitioned to a minority in Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Critics within the party, led by General Secretary Justin Frimpong-Kodua, have accused the Professor of \u201canti-party behaviour\u201d and public disparagement, which they claim violates the NPP Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>However, supporters of the Professor argue that his \u201ctell-all\u201d approach\u2014which began with his infamous report on illegal mining (galamsey)\u2014is a necessary cleansing fire for a party currently grappling with internal divisions ahead of its January 31 presidential primary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <div class=\"booster-block booster-reactions-block\">\n            <div class=\"twp-reactions-icons\">\n                \n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                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