{"id":96484,"date":"2025-09-30T18:40:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=96484"},"modified":"2025-09-30T18:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:40:28","slug":"we-must-prioritise-party-growth-over-attempts-to-control-it-boakye-agyarko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=96484","title":{"rendered":"We must prioritise party growth over attempts to control it \u2013 Boakye Agyarko"},"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>1 Minute, 36 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>Former Energy Minister, Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, has made a clarion call for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to focus on expanding its grassroots base rather than consolidating control from the top.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Asempa FM\u2019s Ekosiisen programme on Tuesday, September 30, the NPP stalwart emphasised that \u201cwe need to grow the party and not control it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His announcement follows what he described as \u201cextensive consultations\u201d with family, close associates, and party faithful who, he noted, would be most affected by his political decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Agyarko, who served as Minister for Energy under former President Akufo-Addo, criticised what he sees as a growing disconnection between the party\u2019s leadership and its base. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read also: Boakye Agyarko declares bid for NPP National Chairmanship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He argued that this disconnect is partly responsible for declining engagement among ordinary members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of people, whether the party is in power or in opposition, whose lives don\u2019t change. So once you frustrate him or her, he would lose interest in the party,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>To bridge this divide, Mr Agyarko is proposing a biometric membership system for all party members and sympathisers a longstanding idea he believes will strengthen the party\u2019s internal democracy and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe in government were able to do Ghana Cards for 18 million people. Is it 4 million NPP members we can\u2019t do it for?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n<p>He believes that by formalising party membership through biometric identification, the NPP can build a more engaged and committed support base, while minimising manipulation and exclusion in internal party affairs.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Agyarko also emphasised the need for party leaders to actively engage with members at all levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the responsibility of us as leaders to make them have an interest in the party by encouraging them. 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Agyarko\">Former Energy Minister, Mr Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, has made a clarion call for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to focus on expanding its grassroots base rather than consolidating control from the 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