NPP rejects reports of changes to Minority leadership in parliament

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has firmly denied reports suggesting potential changes to its parliamentary leadership. The party's General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, made this clear during a press conference on Thursday, October 29. He emphatically stated that the NPP is content with the present leadership of the Minority Caucus, led by Alexander Afenyo-Markin, and has no intention of reshuffling the team.

Frimpong directly accused those disseminating such reports of attempting to sow discord within the party's parliamentary ranks. He made it abundantly clear, "The party has never had any meeting. The party has never thought about even deliberating to change the leadership in Parliament. We have not," he said. Frimpong warned against those who aim to create confusion among the parliamentary leadership and the Minority Caucus, asserting that their efforts would prove futile.

He also cautioned party members who may be trying to position themselves as running mates for the NPP's flagbearer in the 2028 general election through social media campaigns. According to Frimpong, the NPP's constitution does not permit a running mate to be selected through a competitive process or public campaigning. The decision, he clarified, is reserved for the party's flagbearer in consultation with the National Council.

He firmly stated, "There is nowhere in our constitution which says that the running mate is selected through a contest or through a campaign; so the people who are busily urging bloggers to promote themselves, you are wrong."