{"id":80879,"date":"2025-07-25T15:32:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=80879"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:32:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:32:35","slug":"what-about-patrick-boamah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=80879","title":{"rendered":"What about Patrick Boamah?"},"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, 49 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>In one of its most difficult moments in recent memory, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) appears to be bleeding across its structures.<\/p>\n<p>From the grassroots to the national executive, the energy is not one that any admirer of the party can be proud of; the direction is unclear, and the confidence at the party\u2019s base sometimes looks like fading.<\/p>\n<p>As the party trudges on, however, the question staring it in the face is simple: Where is the leadership?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s be blunt. There\u2019s no coordination. The top appears hollow. This isn\u2019t a personal attack on anyone in leadership; it\u2019s an honest observation, and honesty is the first step to fixing what\u2019s broken.<\/p>\n<p>Pretending that everything is fine will only deepen the party\u2019s crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Even worse is the theatrical politicking from the NPP\u2019s Parliamentary group. At a time when the party should be rising above partisan games and showing maturity, we get noise.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of it. And sometimes, not enough wisdom.<\/p>\n<p>But buried beneath the chaos is something the NPP seems blind to: its untapped goldmine of competent, calm, and credible individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Among them stands one name that continues to be overlooked, even when he ticks every box the party desperately needs right now: Patrick Boamah.<\/p>\n<p>No, just so you know, this isn\u2019t a paid piece.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the voice of an independent observer; one who has grown increasingly tired of hot-headedness in politics and drawn instead to quiet competence and clear thinking.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never met Patrick Boamah in person. I simply paid attention.<\/p>\n<p>My attention to his person started with a surprising conversation. A junior colleague, a cynical journalist who barely has good things to say about politicians, told me about Patrick Boamah, his MP.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke about him with the kind of admiration that caught my attention, so I started following Boamah\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout this period of observation, I saw a man who, even at the risk of losing his seat in 2024, handled it with grace.<\/p>\n<p>I watched his performance in Parliament, particularly at the appointments committee hearings and while others grandstanded for the cameras, Patrick stayed focused \u2013 calm, intelligent, and deeply prepared.<\/p>\n<p>His line of questioning often brought clarity to otherwise muddled sessions. He wasn\u2019t loud, but he was sharp. And that, in today\u2019s politics, is rare.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick is neither in the news for scandals nor does he ride the populist wave, but he consistently delivers substance.<\/p>\n<p>So, why isn\u2019t Patrick Boamah being mentioned when the NPP talks about leadership renewal?<\/p>\n<p>Why isn\u2019t his name on the list of those who must help rebuild the party\u2019s image and reconnect with the electorate?<\/p>\n<p>We live in a time where Ghanaian voters are smarter, more discerning, and increasingly intolerant of empty bravado.<\/p>\n<p>Political \u2018machoism\u2019 no longer wins elections. Calm, capable, and visionary leadership does.<\/p>\n<p>The NPP has a crisis, but it also has Patrick Boamah and his kind.<\/p>\n<p>The question now is whether the party is ready to make room for the kind of leadership that can rebuild trust, not just cheerleaders for the old order.<\/p>\n<p>So again, I ask: What about Patrick Boamah?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time the NPP gave us an answer.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<br \/>Editor\u2019s note: The writer of this opinion piece, Joshua Tigo, is the Programmes Manager for Adom 106.3 FM and Editor, Adomonline.com.<\/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                    <a react-data=\"be-react-1\" post-id=\"80879\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" 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