“When the Elephant Fights Itself: Can the NPP Find Its Way Before 2028?”
A few Sundays ago, I was sitting at a friend’s naming ceremony in Kumasi, half-distracted by the jollof on my plate and half-listening to a group of uncles dissect Ghana’s political future like it was a football match. One of them leaned back, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and said, “If NPP no take time, 2028 go be funeral, not election.” Everyone laughed. But I noticed — not one person disagreed.
So, when I heard Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu urging for unity in the NPP ahead of 2028, it felt like someone finally said what most people have been whispering. Or tweeting in coded jabs. Or mumbling at family gatherings after too much palm wine.
Let’s be honest — the cracks in the party aren’t exactly secrets. Ever since the 2024 elections ended, it's been internal jabs, blame games, and those awkward press statements that sound more like warnings than unity calls. It's like watching a group chat fall apart — people leaving, throwing shade, posting cryptic statuses. And I get it. Power shifts are messy. Egos clash. Alliances shake. But the truth is, Ghanaians aren't interested in political soap operas. Not anymore. Life's hard enough as it is.
In my opinion (and I might be wrong, but hear me out), the NPP’s biggest threat in 2028 might not even be the NDC. It’s themselves. The infighting, the suspicion, the quiet bitterness that you can feel even when they’re all smiling on stage. You know when someone’s forcing a smile, right? Like that time your ex invited you to their wedding and said, “No hard feelings.”
Unity, real unity, isn’t just about everyone standing on the same campaign platform shouting slogans. It’s about trust. Strategy. Sacrifice. And — hard pill to swallow — sometimes knowing when to step back so someone else can lead. That's not always easy in Ghanaian politics, where stepping back often feels like stepping into irrelevance.
Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s call didn’t come out of nowhere. The man’s been around long enough to see political cycles repeat themselves. Parties rise, get too comfortable, implode from within, and hand over power on a silver platter. He knows what’s at stake. And maybe that’s why he sounded more like a concerned elder than a politician doing PR.
The question is: will anyone listen?
Politics, especially in this part of the world, has a way of making people forget the bigger picture. Everyone’s fighting to be the next flagbearer, the next “saviour,” the next man of the people. Meanwhile, the people? We’re just trying to afford fuel and survive load-shedding. No one has the patience for a party that can’t even get along with itself.
I don’t know how 2028 will play out. Nobody does. But if the NPP wants to remain relevant, they’ll need more than slogans and campaign promises. They’ll need to sit down, face their issues head-on, and — I hate to sound cliché — actually work together.
Because if they don’t, well... what’s the use of having a mighty elephant if it keeps trampling itself?
What do you think — can a divided house truly stand? Or are we watching another slow political unraveling in real-time?