"This Is Not the Real NPP, and I'm Not Part of It": Prof Frimpong Boateng Bemoans Party Decline
- Renowned surgeon Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has criticised the current state of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)
- He claimed the party has strayed from its founding values and no longer aligns with his personal beliefs
- Frimpong-Boateng alleged that the recent flagbearer election was marred by bribery, intimidation, and manipulation
Renowned surgeon and former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has lamented the seeming decline of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Speaking in an interview with Channel One TV, Frimpong-Boateng slammed the party leadership, saying the current NPP has deviated from its values.
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When asked if he still considers himself a member of the party, Prof Frimpong-Boateng suggested that the party, as it stands now, doesn't align with his beliefs and values.
“Not the fake one, the real one is a virtual thing, and the members are there in the background," he said.
Prof Frimpong-Boateng further criticised the internal processes of the party, especially the way its conducted its 2023 flagbearer elections.
He alleged that the process was marred by manipulation, bribery and intimidation of delegates.
"Look at how they elected their last flagbearer. twisting the arms of the weak, bribing delegates, and intimidating others to get a flagbearer,” he alleged.
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NPP rejects Prof Frimpong-Boateng's claims
The NPP has, however, rejected Prof Frimpong-Boateng's claims against the party.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, the NPP said it has taken note of some disparaging remarks made against the party by Prof Frimpong-Boateng.
In the statement signed by the general secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, the NPP described Prof Frimpong-Boateng's allegations as unfounded and unsubstantiated.
“The party unequivocally rejects Professor Frimpong-Boateng’s unfounded characterisation of the NPP and firmly denies his baseless and unsubstantiated allegations regarding the conduct of the 2023 presidential primary,” the statement read.
On the issue of the party's 2023 flagbearer race, the NPP said the election was conducted in a free, fair, and transparent manner, a position it said was acknowledged by all the aspirants.
“The said primary has been widely acknowledged by all candidates who participated, as well as by well-meaning members of the party, as having been conducted in a free, transparent, and credible manner, faithfully reflecting the will of the party delegates,” the NPP further stated.
The NPP added that it considers the former minister's utterances as highly reprehensible and inimical to its values, unity, and integrity.
Consequently, the party said it has initiated processes to expel Prof Frimpong-Boateng from the party for exhibiting what is popularly known as “anti-party behaviour.”
“Consequently, the party has invoked the relevant provisions of its constitution to commence the necessary processes to expel him from the party, strictly in accordance with due process,” it added.
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Akufo-Addo's lawyer denies Frimpong-Boateng’s report
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that Akufo-Addo’s legal counsel, Kow Essuman, had denied the existence of the Frimpong-Boateng report on galamsey.
Essuman said the document was a list of suggestions by Prof. Frimpong-Boateng, not a formal report.
His remarks come amid renewed public scrutiny of the former president’s fight against illegal mining.
Source: YEN.com.gh
