Justin Kodua and the NPP’s Apology: A Deceptive Appeal Ghanaians Must Reject to Secure the Future

In a shocking yet unsurprising twist, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), through its General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua, has asked Ghanaians for forgiveness over what it calls “mistakes” made while in government. But let’s call it what it truly is: not mistakes, but deliberate, well-coordinated acts of economic sabotage, misgovernance, and corruption. A smokescreen. A bait. A rebranding of chronic rot into a soft plea for redemption.

It is critical that Ghanaians see through this act for what it is — a desperate attempt to sanitize a failed legacy and claw back undeserved relevance. Let’s not mince words: the NPP is not a political party seeking the country’s good, but a cartel cloaked in party colours — organized, elitist, and singularly focused on looting the nation blind.

An Apology Too Convenient, Too Late, and Too Hollow

Where was this remorse when the nation was plunged into unprecedented economic turmoil? When pensioners were weeping over haircuts, when the youth lost jobs, and when state-owned enterprises bled from procurement fraud and inflated contracts?

Their so-called “apology” is insulting — not just because it’s late — but because even now, they are busy defending the very corrupt actors they claim to disown. While they beg Ghanaians for forgiveness with one breath, they fund legal gymnastics to shield alleged looters with another. If this isn’t mockery, what is?

Ghanaians Must Never Forget: The NPP Is the Problem

Let’s be brutally honest: the NPP is not simply a failed administration — it is the single most persistent and recurring problem standing between Ghana and sustainable progress. Every time they come into power, national development stalls, institutions are weakened, and citizens suffer.

From the fraudulent COVID-19 spending, PDS embarrassment, Ken Ofori-Atta’s resistance to accountability, to the NSA’s GHS548 million rot, this party has presided over some of the darkest chapters of Ghana’s economic story.

To bring them back near the levers of power would be akin to handing a matchbox to an arsonist standing in front of a gas station. It’s dangerous, reckless, and frankly, suicidal.

This Is the Time to Consolidate, Not Gamble

What Ghana needs now is stability, continuity, and institutional reform. We cannot afford another round of national roulette where we alternate between parties every eight years while losing national momentum in the process.

The NDC under President John Mahama has demonstrated a new seriousness of purpose, a reawakened sense of accountability and strategic leadership. For the first time in decades, there is a concerted effort to reset the system — from digitization, judicial independence, public procurement reforms, to new industrialization pathways.

But reform takes time. We must give the NDC a long enough leash to not just fix the rot, but to institutionalize those fixes. Ghana doesn’t just need a government — it needs a committed administration with the long-haul mindset to uproot structural problems and protect progress from sabotage.

Let us be clear: even the devil will struggle to reverse our gains if we use this opportunity to build strong institutions, hold corrupt actors to account, and empower a merit-based public service.

Ghanaians, Beware the Trojan Horse

The NPP’s apology is not repentance. It is a Trojan horse — an attempt to be let in so the looting can resume.

We’ve seen this film before. The only thing more dangerous than a thief is a thief who calls his loot a “mistake” and asks to be trusted again — not to return what he stole, but to be given access to your vault again.

We, the people of Ghana, must draw the line. Never again must this cartel be allowed to govern. For once, let our collective memory serve our collective interest.

Ghana is at a crossroads. The choice is clear: Reset or relapse. Accountability or apology. Progress or plunder.

Let us choose wisely.