Former Member of Parliament for Subin, Eugene Boakye Antwi, has offered a candid assessment of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) recent challenges, stressing the critical role of timing, preparation, and internal unity in political success.
Speaking in an interview on Wontumi TV’s morning show, Antwi emphasized that politics is as much about strategy as it is about action.
“In politics, everything is timing,” he said. “As it’s often said, timing is crucial in both comedy and politics. If you get the timing wrong, you get the outcome wrong.”
He revealed that as far back as 2022, some within the party could already foresee trouble ahead.
“Some of us saw it coming. By 2022, we could tell the party wasn’t in a good place. The warning signs were clear.”
Antwi recounted a key moment six months before the 2024 elections, when veteran journalist Kwesi Pratt privately predicted major losses for the NPP.
“Kwesi told me straight up: the NPP will lose a lot of seats. And it happened exactly as he said,” he disclosed.
This, according to Antwi, highlights the importance of data-driven decision-making and honest internal assessments.
“That’s why Chairman Wontumi always says politics is about data analysis.”
In a moment of reflection mixed with frustration, Antwi questioned why the party, while in government, failed to implement clearly needed projects.
“Sometimes I wonder… did the NDC use juju on us? Because we couldn’t even see the good things we needed to do.”
He stressed that Members of Parliament must stay grounded by consistently referring to their manifesto promises and constitutional mandates, ensuring they advocate for tangible development like roads, hospitals, and schools in their constituencies.
“The constitution and the manifesto are your grounding. They remind you to push the president to complete contracts for your people.”
Beyond governance, Antwi called for a renewed focus on financial discipline and independence within the NPP. He advocated for the reintroduction of party dues, voluntary donations, and even responsible borrowing to strengthen party operations.
Quoting Dr. J.B. Danquah, one of the party’s founding fathers, Antwi said “I have never believed that we can build our party’s financial position on the basis of compulsory levies.”
He lamented that the same financial challenges persist more than 70 years later, urging the party to adopt sustainable funding models and improve internal structures.
Source: wontumionline.com
