Three Reasons The NPP Wants Power: To Halt Investigations, Free Jailed Party Members & Continue The Corruption

Ghana’s political landscape has reached a point where citizens clearly understand what drives the NPP’s hunger for power. After years of state looting, financial scandals, and abandoned national projects, many of the party’s key figures are under investigation by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO). For these individuals, the 2028 elections are not about national service, they are about escaping accountability.

The NPP’s intentions became even more visible during the party’s National Delegates Conference in 2026, held in the Ashanti Region. Among those singing boldly about winning the 2028 elections was Gifty Oware‑Mensah, herself under EOCO investigation for alleged embezzlement of state funds. Her excitement was not rooted in rescuing Ghanaians from hardship. Instead, it reflected what many citizens already believe: the NPP wants power to secure freedom for its own embattled members, not to serve the nation.

Ghanaians have never declared that they are suffering in a way that demands the NPP’s return. What they demand is accountability. They want justice for the billions lost through inflated contracts, abandoned projects, and unexplained wealth. Yet instead of supporting investigations, the NPP has consistently attacked EOCO and other accountability institutions, claiming that corruption probes are politically motivated. Their reaction reveals their fear, not of losing elections, but of facing consequences.

If the NPP truly loved Ghana and cared about its people, they would not be angry with Sammy Gyamfi for his leadership at GOLDBOD. His tenure has blocked the illegal gold‑related financial channels that previously benefited the party. Under his watch, the institution has regained stability, transparency, and national respect. Instead of celebrating this progress, the NPP has attacked him relentlessly, not because he is harming Ghana, but because he has stopped them from looting gold as they once did.

Likewise, if the NPP genuinely cared about the nation, they would not be furious with Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson. In just two years, he has helped restore an economy that the NPP could not fix in eight years. His policies have stabilized inflation, strengthened fiscal discipline, and rebuilt investor confidence. Instead of acknowledging his achievements, the NPP has targeted him with political hostility. Their anger is not about governance; it is about losing the economic loopholes they once exploited.

More importantly, the NPP has repeatedly attacked Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. His consistent exposure of corruption, misuse of public funds, and questionable government transactions has made him one of the strongest voices for accountability in Ghana. Instead of addressing the issues he raises, the NPP has tried to silence him. Their hostility toward Ablakwa is further proof that they fear transparency more than they fear national decline.

From the era of Kwame Nkrumah to the present, his opponents have consistently shown little interest in building Ghana into a great nation, and that same political DNA appears to have passed into today’s NPP leadership. First, they want power in 2028 to continue the corruption machinery that flourished under their leadership. Many Ghanaians witnessed how national resources were treated as private property, how institutions were weakened, and how public funds were diverted into personal pockets.

The second reason is to halt ongoing investigations. EOCO’s work has exposed uncomfortable truths, and several NPP politicians are currently answering questions about missing money, questionable contracts, and unexplained wealth. A return to power would give the party the opportunity to interfere with these investigations, silence accountability institutions, and bury evidence.

Finally, the NPP wants to come to power to free jailed NPP members convicted of corruption and financial crimes. Their own politicians have said it openly that victory in 2028 would mean “freedom.” Not freedom for Ghanaians, but freedom for those who looted the state. Ghanaians are not blind. They have seen enough. They know that the NPP’s hunger for power is not driven by national interest but by fear of accountability.

The party’s own actions, statements, and behavior have exposed their intentions more clearly than any political analysis could. Ghana deserves leadership that serves the nation, not leadership that seeks immunity. The 2028 elections will determine whether corruption continues unchecked or whether accountability finally takes its rightful place in the country’s democracy.