The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) ongoing ‘Thank You Tour’ has come under intense scrutiny from prominent figures within the party, who argue that the initiative is ill-timed and counterproductive in the wake of their poor performance in the 2024 general elections.
Former Chief of Staff under President John Agyekum Kufuor, Kwadwo Mpiani, has openly questioned the rationale behind the tour, describing it as a “misplaced priority.”
“What are we going to thank them [Ghanaians] for? For not voting for us, or what?” Mpiani asked during an interview on JOYNEWS The Pulse on Tuesday, April 29.
“Because we performed so miserably in this election, we have set up a committee to investigate what went wrong. The most important thing is to understand what happened and take decisive action—not to go out thanking people.”
Mpiani’s comments come in the aftermath of the NPP’s significant electoral losses, which led to the formation of a 12-member investigative committee chaired by former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye. The committee was tasked with identifying the causes of the party’s decline in support.
Agyarko Raises Red Flags
Joining the chorus of concern, Boakye Kyerematen Agyarko, a former NPP presidential hopeful, issued a cautionary statement urging the party to halt the tour before it causes further damage.
“The ongoing Thank You Tour… is unfortunately veering off course,” Agyarko wrote. “What was intended to restore our party’s shine and reconnect us with the grassroots is instead unravelling into bouts of discord, blame-shifting, and internal strife.”
He warned that the negative incidents occurring on the tour are threatening to tear the party apart rather than unite it.
“This regrettable turn of events threatens to inflict serious collateral damage on the very fabric of our party,” he said, adding that such developments are “steadily eroding the goodwill and trust we have worked so hard to cultivate among the Ghanaian people.”
Agyarko concluded with a strong call to the party’s leadership:
“It is time to apply the brakes and reassess the direction of the Thank You Tour. We must pull back from what increasingly looks like an imminent collision course and chart a path that upholds the unity, dignity, and forward-looking spirit of our tradition.”
As discontent grows within the party’s rank and file, it remains to be seen whether the NPP leadership will heed the calls for a strategic reset or forge ahead with a tour that is rapidly becoming a point of contention.