NPP’s Thank You Tour is a waste of time – Dr Asah-Asante

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is wasting time with its Thank You Tour. This is according to Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante, a political science lecturer.

Dr. Asah-Asante teaches at the University of Ghana’s Political Science Department. He believes the party should focus on healing divisions from recent internal contests.

“I don’t think it’s necessary,” he said on Joy News’ PM Express. He emphasized that there are more pressing issues to address.

He highlighted tensions and factionalism during the NPP’s parliamentary and presidential primaries. “We saw bickering and rancour that affected the electoral process,” he noted.

Dr. Asah-Asante warned that these internal wounds are still fresh. They need urgent attention before the next general elections.

“This issue lingers in the political space,” he stated. He suggested this is a good time for the party to address it.

He mentioned former party executives like Dr. Amoako Baah and Paul Afoko as feeling alienated. “These matters need to be dealt with at home,” he stressed.

Dr. Asah-Asante argued that the Thank You Tour could be replaced with a simple gesture. A press release could have sufficed, keeping focus on critical party work.

“For me, the tour is a waste of time,” he concluded.