{"id":112474,"date":"2026-01-24T08:44:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T08:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112474"},"modified":"2026-01-24T08:44:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T08:44:22","slug":"npp-must-focus-on-grassroots-rebuilding-ahead-of-primaries-gyampo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=112474","title":{"rendered":"NPP must focus on grassroots rebuilding ahead of primaries \u2013 Gyampo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) prepares for its presidential primaries on January 31, a leading voice in governance and public policy has cautioned the party against prioritizing high-level peace agreements over the urgent need to reconnect with its disillusioned grassroots base.<\/p>\n

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers\u2019 Authority, Prof Ransford Gyampo, speaking on JoyNews\u2019 Newsfile on Saturday, likened the party\u2019s current approach to \u201cconstructing a huge tower building without digging down a solidified foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n

His comments follow a recent meeting convened by President Nana Akufo-Addo, which brought together seasoned party elders and presidential aspirants to sign a peace pact aimed at ensuring a united front ahead of the internal contest.<\/p>\n

While Professor Gyampo acknowledged that the peace pact was \u201cgood for the optics,\u201d he questioned its substantive impact if the party\u2019s core supporters remain disengaged.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll over the world, I know that both Boklana and mass political parties are powered by their base,\u201d Gyampo stated. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo if you yourself argue that in the previous election, your own base did not vote for you, or your own base decided not to vote, then if you are trying to contest another election, it depends on you to do\u2026 what is necessary and what is important: rebrand and rejuvenate your base.\u201d<\/p>\n

He emphasised that, given the scale of the NPP\u2019s defeat in the last general election, his priority would have been a comprehensive rebranding and outreach campaign targeting the party\u2019s foundation\u2014the ordinary members and sympathizers whose turnout is critical for electoral success.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho does that?\u201d Gyampo asked rhetorically, reinforcing his point that no lasting political structure can be built from the top down without a solid, mobilised foundation.<\/p>\n

As the internal contest concludes, all eyes will be on whether the winning aspirant can pivot quickly from intra-party politics to the more arduous work of base reconstruction, a project Prof Gyampo suggests should have been the starting point, not an afterthought.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the kind of defeat suffered,\u201d he concluded, \u201cI would have gone for the rebranding.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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