Former Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority, Dr John Kingsley Krugu, says the New Patriotic Party should not allow its failure to win a parliamentary seat in the Upper East Region in 2024 to limit its ambitions for the 2028 elections.
The NPP lost all 15 parliamentary seats in the region in the 2024 elections, while then-presidential candidate John Dramani Mahama secured about 76 percent of the presidential vote.
Despite the scale of the defeat, Dr Krugu believes the party should set ambitious targets and work towards reclaiming parliamentary seats across the region rather than lowering its expectations because of its current electoral position.
“We cannot say that because we are coming from a weaker position, we should dream small,” he said.
Responding to concerns that the NPP may be setting its sights too high by talking about winning multiple seats in 2028, Dr Krugu said the party must be prepared to pursue ambitious goals.
“I am a believer in big dreams. I don’t believe in reaching out to the stars. I want to go beyond the stars,” he said.
Dr Krugu argued that the NPP could significantly improve its electoral fortunes if it strengthens its internal structures, maintains unity and intensifies grassroots engagement ahead of the 2028 elections.
He said the party’s newly elected regional and constituency executives have a responsibility to take the NPP’s message to communities and reconnect with voters.
According to him, the party must approach the next election with determination rather than allow the scale of its 2024 defeat to dictate what it believes it can achieve in 2028.
Dr Krugu said effective reorganisation, sustained grassroots mobilisation and unity among party members could put the NPP in a stronger position to challenge the governing National Democratic Congress.
He also expressed confidence in the party’s new regional leadership, saying the executives are committed to the NPP’s 2028 project and capable of bringing together members, including those who contested and lost in the recent internal elections.
For Dr Krugu, the party’s immediate task is therefore not simply to determine how many parliamentary seats it can realistically win in 2028, but to build the organisational strength, unity and grassroots support needed to turn its electoral ambitions into results.
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