NPP post-election thank-you tour is a misplaced exercise — Kwadwo Mpiani

Kwadwo Mpiani, former Chief of Staff under President John Agyekum Kufuor's administration

Kwadwo Mpiani, a former Chief of Staff under President John Agyekum Kufuor’s administration, has described the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) ongoing post-election thank-you tour as ill-conceived.

The opposition party, led by its national executives and 2024 flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is currently touring the country to connect with its base and engage with Ghanaians following its electoral defeat.

The tour, which began on Saturday, April 26, is expected to end on June 4 in the Central Region.

Reacting to the move in an interview on Accra-based JoyNews on Tuesday, April 29, Mr. Mpiani questioned the rationale behind the tour.

“The whole exercise is misplaced. What are we going to thank them for? For not voting for us, or what? So I don’t think this is the time for this kind of exercise,” he said.

He advised the party to rather to do an introspection and adopt recommendations from the Mike Oquaye-led election review committee to chart a new path forward.

“Because we performed so miserably in this election, we have set up a committee to tour the country to investigate what went wrong.

“I believe the first thing we should do, after identifying the reasons for the party’s sorry state, is not to go out thanking people. The most important thing is to understand what happened and take decisive action,” he added.