NPP, how did we get here? asks Professor Frimpong-Boateng.

When in power, a political system that upholds the rights of individual citizens and works for their welfare and prosperity oversees their actual socioeconomic progress and prosperity. Present-day events in Ghana seem to be the contrary. HOW DID WE GET HERE, NPP?

According to me, every political system with despotic roots or despotic behaviors violates the dictates of nature and the God of nature. Any congenital or acquired tyrant, dictator, or despot who simultaneously assumes the roles of lawmaker, judge, and monarch becomes a god unto himself and essentially disregards the authority of the Almighty God.

In opposition for around eight years, the NPP was bankrupt. It established a Mobile Money (MOMO) account and urged its supporters and members to contribute “bits and pieces” to the party’s election campaign. The fight against corruption was a key campaign promise made by the party, which went on to win the elections and establish the current administration. Now, it seems that some members of the party and the administration are so wealthy that they can no longer recall where we were eight years ago and are paying voters billions of Cedis to cast their ballots for a particular candidate in internal party elections. HOW DID WE GET HERE, NPP?

Some individuals who call themselves party stalwarts don’t hold any elected office or a role in the party hierarchy. They appear to have so much influence that one of them is referred to as the nation’s “de facto Prime Minister.” Evidently, they have the power to influence appointments to important posts in society for their favorites and closest associates. They also have a propensity to disregard Ghanaians and make their lives unpleasant. This isn’t the NPP that we’re used to. HOW DID WE GET HERE, NPP?

A version of “family, friends, and concubines government” is being provided for us, and bribery and intimidation are being used to control the press rather than physical force. At the same time as official institutions are being weaponized to stifle progressive views, patronized corruption is allowed to flourish. We are witnessing unprecedented intimidation, economic regress, and silent suffering rather than the advancement of freedom. HOW DID WE GET HERE, NPP?