‘Who’s in charge doesn’t really matter; we’re all servants’ – John Boadu on leader of NPP

John Boadu, the newly elected National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has expressed his belief that the position of party chairman should not automatically grant the status of leader. He argued that all elected executives are merely servants entrusted with the responsibility of serving the party. This sentiment emerged following the NPP’s recent amendment to its constitution, which designates the presidential candidate as the party’s leader.

In an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Boadu stated that the identity of the person in charge should not be the primary concern, as elected officials have specific roles to fulfill. "Who is in charge doesn't really matter. We're all servants who have been elected to come and serve," he asserted. Boadu maintained that the NPP's current constitutional arrangement, which has been in place since 1992, has served the party well and questioned the necessity of altering the leadership structure.

He noted that the United States’ principle of "if a system is not broken, we don’t fix it" influenced his stance against changing the leadership dynamics. Boadu added that the effectiveness of a national chairman should be measured by their performance in their duties rather than their formal leadership recognition. He emphasized that whether the NPP is in opposition or in government, his primary focus will be on fulfilling the mandate bestowed upon him by the party.

Boadu further suggested that the NPP might have avoided the ongoing debate over its leadership structure if its existing organizational framework had been preserved. He reasoned that if his predecessor had adhered to the established party structures, the current controversy might not have arisen.