NPP Presidential Primaries

As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) prepares for its presidential primaries, the competition to become its flagbearer is intensifying.

All members of the party in good standing have the right to put forward their candidacy.

Must the election process lead to contention and dispute?

Is it not possible to enter the race without causing harm to others or the party itself?

Eventually, someone will be declared the winner. However, no individual can become President of Ghana without the support of others.

Therefore, I urge all contenders and their backers to remember that they are part of the same party and share the same political objectives. No one will benefit if their rivals are hurt, either in public or in secret.

It is imperative that we take all necessary steps to ensure that the competition for the flagbearer does not deteriorate into a destructive and hostile dispute between the aspirants.

All involved must remember that they are all members of the same party and have the same political aspirations.

No one will reap any benefit from publicly or covertly damaging their opponent. This kind of conduct will only divide the party by fostering a dangerous atmosphere of factionalism.

We must seek support by highlighting our own qualities and accomplishments, and not by belittling the accomplishments of our competitors.

It is imperative that we strive to keep any contest between our party candidates from becoming a spiteful and destructive rivalry. Instead, the candidates should remember that they are working together within the same party and share the same political goals.

No one will benefit from damaging their competitors, either publicly or privately - this will only create divisions within the party.

The contestants must encourage their supporters to back them based on their own personal merits and values, and not by diminishing their opponents.

Ultimately, whichever candidate ends up winning, all of us in the party will have to work hard to ensure that they receive the votes needed to secure the victory.

Our elders say, “sɛ wo tietia obi dea so hwehwɛ wo deɛ a, wo renhunu”, to wit, if you trample on what belongs to others in search of what may legitimately be yours, you will never find it.

It is also said that, “those who destroy others to succeed will surely meet destruction at the gate of their own success.