Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has charged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to apologize to Ghanaians with humility and sincerity in order to regain public confidence.
He called on the party to acknowledge the pain caused by some of its policies, particularly those that negatively impacted retirees, the middle class, and the business community.
Speaking on GHONE’s State of Affairs, Boamah described the outcome as one of the party’s worst electoral defeats in its history and urged the NPP to reflect deeply on its unprecedented loss in the 2024 general elections and take bold restorative action.
He stated, “We haven’t recovered. We haven’t, because even if we were going to lose the election, we didn’t believe it was going to be of this magnitude.”
The NPP’s representation in Parliament dropped sharply—from 137 seats to just 88—an outcome Boamah labeled ‘devastating and unprecedented.’
Need to apologize
“We must undertake conscious steps to win back the middle class, the business community. We must apologize—some of our programs and policies affected them. Some lost their profits,” Boamah admitted.
In addition to acknowledging economic hardships, Patrick Boamah expressed empathy for pensioners and ordinary Ghanaians who lost livelihoods and property due to the fallout of some government initiatives.
“The NPP must admit these realities. Retirees were affected. People’s lives were turned upside down,” he noted.
The Okaikwei Central legislator explained that he has personally taken steps to rebuild trust by owning up to the party’s shortcomings and apologizing in public forums.
“I do it on every platform like I’m doing now. And I believe that is the right thing to do,” he said.
He encouraged other party members to follow suit, stressing that genuine reconciliation starts with acknowledging fault and making the first move toward healing.
Calling for a shift in political strategy, Hon. Boamah cautioned against complacency, warning that the party should not assume voters will return automatically.
“Politics has evolved. You need to go to people and apologize and tell them that, look, given the opportunity, this will not happen again.”
He used the metaphor of long-standing friendships to emphasize the value of making the first move to mend broken relationships.
“People make friends. 30, 40 years, an issue will come. They will split heads, but one has to make the move. We should make the right move to encourage all those who are disappointed in us to come back home,” he added.
By Osumanu Al-Hassan/thenewsbulletin24.com