The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has issued a strong warning to the leadership and rank-and-file of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), cautioning against rushing to elect a flagbearer before addressing the deep-rooted challenges within the party.

In an interview on Channel One TV‘s The Point of View on Monday June 23, the MP criticised what he described as a misplaced focus on flagbearer ambitions at a time when the party is yet to recover from a significant loss of public trust following the 2024 general elections.

“I have stated on various platforms that I am against this approach of selecting a flagbearer when we haven’t fixed the party,” Boamah stressed. “We need to fix the party to make the party attractive again to be able to win a general election.”

According to him, rebuilding the party’s internal structures and restoring public confidence must take precedence over personal ambitions and premature leadership contests.

“That is why I said we need a very organised and disciplined party to elect a president, not a flagbearer, because those declaring to be flagbearers and what have you—what are we standing on?” he questioned.

Boamah noted that the party’s disappointing performance in the last elections was largely due to a growing disconnect between the NPP and the Ghanaian electorate, which must be addressed as a matter of urgency.

“What some of my people forget is that what led to our abysmal performance was the lack of public trust in our party,” he continued. “We need to build that public trust and confidence again, because it cannot be that you go into an election and produce this result and all you are interested in is electing a flagbearer. Nobody does that.”

His remarks come amid increasing speculation and open declarations from leading party figures vying for the NPP’s 2028 presidential ticket, despite calls from various quarters for introspection and reform.

Boamah’s appeal adds to a growing chorus within the party urging a strategic pause for unity-building, restructuring, and a re-engagement with grassroots supporters before any further steps toward the 2028 elections are taken.