Former Nationwide Chairman of the New Patriotic Social gathering (NPP), Mr. Paul Afoko, has urged the occasion’s parliamentary minority caucus to spearhead efforts to return the NPP to electoral victory.
In a closed-door assembly with minority MPs, Afoko introduced a political technique referred to as the 3R Agenda, which facilities on rallying the occasion, rebuilding it and taking again energy.
He described the initiative as a roadmap geared toward restoring unity, strengthening grassroots help and repositioning the NPP for future electoral success.
“For a few years, I selected to work quietly behind the scenes and unofficially help the NPP,” Afoko mentioned.
“Nonetheless, current developments compel me to come back ahead. We have to get our occasion again on the successful path, and that begins with unity and objective.”
Mr. Afoko emphasised that minority members play an necessary function each as parliamentarians and as a cohesive pressure inside the occasion.
He warned that with out deliberate efforts to rebuild unity inside the occasion, reaching the occasion’s ambition to return to energy will stay troublesome.
Citing his tenure as nationwide chairman, Afoko pointed to the NPP’s 2014 presidential primaries for instance of inside self-discipline and unity.
“Within the primaries we held, all candidates accepted the outcomes, however not a single candidate ran independently,” he mentioned.
“A frontrunner like Sammy Awuku is a testomony to the extent of group and belief we had at the moment.”
He famous that the occasion’s electoral base had been weakened for a few years, particularly throughout a interval when competitors for positions in authorities was usually divisive.
“Traditionally, at the same time as an opposition occasion, the NPP has outperformed the NDC when it comes to vote share,” Afoko mentioned.
“It exhibits our basis is powerful, however it’s weakening. The query now’s how can we get it again.”
The reply, he says, lies within the implementation of the 3R Agenda.
- reunion – Restore inside divisions and restore belief between factions.
- Rebuild – Strengthen occasion group from the voting sales space to the nationwide degree.
- recapture – Reconnect with the occasion’s base and current a reputable united entrance to Ghanaians.
Mr Afoko appealed to occasion members to unite in realizing his imaginative and prescient, citing his achievements as proof of his means to ship outcomes.
“My observe document speaks for itself. I’m results-oriented and with the united help of my occasion we will obtain this.”
He concluded by calling on the NPP to look past inside conflicts and give attention to regaining the boldness of Ghanaians within the upcoming elections.
