Is the NPP orchestrating an undemocratic power grab to shield incumbent MPs ahead of 2028?

The New Patriotic Party (NPP), historically revered as a bastion of intra-party democracy and constitutional governance in Ghana, appears to be executing a retrograde maneuver. As the party prepares to select its parliamentary standard-bearers for the crucial 2028 General Elections, its leadership seems intent on compromising the very values and foundational tenets that once defined its identity. Rather than adhering to the time-tested, egalitarian tradition of opening nominations to all qualified aspirants, the party leadership, via recent official circulars and a press conference convened by the General Secretary, is introducing a dubious, unprecedented political experiment. While dynamic change and innovation are vital features of organizational growth, novel mechanisms must be approached with utmost prudence.