A stark warning about the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) future from economist and founding member Andrews Kwame Pianim has been met with a firm rebuttal from Samuel Atta Akyea, MP for Abuakwa South.
Pianim had cautioned that unresolved internal conflicts could relegate the NPP to political obscurity, similar to the fate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP). He placed the responsibility for the party’s survival on its younger generation, stating, “It’s their future… If we do not listen and restructure, the NPP will become as irrelevant as the CPP.”
However, Atta Akyea dismissed this prognosis entirely during a TV interview. He anchored his argument in the party’s history, specifically highlighting the ultimate sacrifice paid by one of its key founders, Dr. J.B. Danquah, who died in prison.
For Atta Akyea, this historical martyrdom and the struggle of the party’s pioneers have endowed the NPP with a resilience that transcends ordinary political challenges. “This party has spiritual roots,” he declared, “and nothing can destroy the NPP.”