Ebo Buckman, a leading member of the United Party (UP), has said the NPP is showing strength on the surface, but beneath the surface, there are serious cracks.
According to Ebo Buckman, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is struggling with serious internal divisions despite trying to project unity publicly.
He claimed that the tension within the NPP has worsened because of internal elections and leadership disagreements.
Speaking on TV3, Senior Communicator of the United Party stated, “The NPP is showing strength on the surface, but beneath the surface, there are serious cracks”.
“They are stabbing themselves because of delegates and polling station elections. People are being beaten all over the place because of the serious problems in the party,” he alleged.
“They should look within and ask what the real problem in the party is,” he stated.
“Their problem is mainly leadership. They have a weak candidate in Dr Bawumia,” he claimed.
“When party people insult respected figures in society, he later comes back to hug them,” he said.
He further alleged that some leading figures in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) prefer weak leadership so they can maintain control behind the scenes.
Ebo Buckman stated, “They like weak leaders. They don’t want another type of leadership”.
“They want somebody they can control. He doesn’t have roots in the party,” he said.
“The same old people are behind him,” he stated.
“Do you know what will happen to this country if they get the opportunity again?” he asked.
“Where is Ken Ofori-Atta? Their finance minister has run away,” he added.
His comments come on the back of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, who has sent a decisive signal that the party has finished the period of introspection following their defeat in the 2024 elections.
According to Dr Bawumia, the NPP’s posture going into the new parliamentary session must be that of a “government-in-waiting” ahead of the 2028 general elections.
Dr Bawumia highlighted that the minority should no longer view itself as a wounded political group.
He stressed that the action in Parliament, public statement and constituency engagement must reinforce the perception that the NPP is ready to govern again.
Speaking to the Minority Caucus in a closed-door briefing on the eve of Parliament’s resumption, Dr Bawumia stated, “Let every Ghanaian who watches this session come away thinking: the NPP is ready, and the NPP is on our side.
“The road to 2028 will not be won in one rally or one manifesto launch,” he told the Caucus. “It will be won day by day, question by question, statement by statement, community by community, and constituency by constituency. And in that work, you, the Minority Caucus, are indispensable.”
“We have finished the period of introspection. We must now position ourselves credibly as a party preparing to govern from 7th January 2029,” he stated.
Dr Bawumia added, “We must always project this posture, that we are a party preparing to govern. This will send a strong and well-meaning message to the people of Ghana and emphasise our belief that it is only the NPP that can move this nation on a glorious path”.
“I will be directly involved in supporting you to achieve this. The entire party is also building a strong architecture to support you through the sector committees, so that we sing from the same hymn sheet and act with a coordinated strategy at every point in time,” he added.
