{
  "id": 3308533,
  "title": "Whatever happened in the past, I have let go – Paul Afoko",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/whatever-happened-in-the-past-i-have-let-go-paul-afoko",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T16:35:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/whatever-happened-in-the-past-i-have-let-go-paul-afoko/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Paul Afoko, the National Chairman hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has declared that he has moved past past disagreements and is focused on aiding the party's revival for the 2028 general elections. Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Mr Afoko conveyed that committed members of the party must actively contribute to reviving the NPP instead of observing from a distance. He highlighted the party's decline in parliamentary representation, expressing concern over the shift from 169 seats to 87 seats. The NPP's National Chairman expressed this sentiment, stating, \"The party is in my blood. To watch the party go from 137 to 88 seats in Parliament, anyone watching this and watching the party will be worried. Thinking everything will be fine is wishful thinking. We need to do the work.\"\n\nMr Afoko revealed his decision to run for the National Chairman position again was driven by his belief in his capacity to help the NPP regain power. He emphasized his strategic thinking and dismissed suggestions that his approach to party leadership would be influenced by emotions. Instead, he stressed that unity and discipline would be vital for the NPP's revival. \"I am not selective. I don’t use emotions. In the 2016 elections, we got 169 seats in Parliament. When you work with emotions, there will be no unity. NPP is NPP and we need to work together as a unit,\" he argued.\n\nAddressing the controversies surrounding his previous term as National Chairman, Mr Afoko maintained that allegations made against him lacked evidence. He expressed confidence in his ability to lead reforms within the party, adding, \"Whatever allegations were against me, was there any proof? There was no evidence. Whatever I say I would do, I did. What I did in 2014, I can do it again to bring us back to power. I can be trusted. I have what it takes to reform and bring this party back to power.\"\n\nMr Afoko acknowledged that he cannot achieve the NPP's goals alone and stressed the necessity of unity among party members and factions. He appealed to delegates to support him as a candidate committed to serving the entire party rather than a specific faction, stating, \"When they vote for me, I am coming as chairman of the party and not chairman for a particular faction in the party. We all want the same thing, which is to come back to power in 2028.\"",
  "summary": "New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman hopeful, Paul Afoko, has stated that he has put past disagreements behind him and is focused on helping the party rebuild and return to power in the 2028 general elections. According to Mr Afoko, the current state of the NPP requires committed members to actively participate in efforts to […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Titus-Glover files nomination today to contest NPP National Organiser position",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/titus-glover-files-nomination-today-to-contest-npp-national-organiser",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:23:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Paul Afoko files nomination, pledges to return NPP to power in 2028",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/paul-afoko-files-nomination-pledges-to-return-npp-to-power-in-2028",
        "published": "2026-08-25T11:20:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "Afoko files for NPP Chairmanship; pledges to reunite party and back Bawumia for 2028",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/afoko-files-for-npp-chairmanship-pledges-to-reunite-party-and-back",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:11:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}