The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has formed a nine-member committee to review its constitution, following the presentation of a post-mortem report by the Oquaye Committee on the party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections.
The decision was taken during an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Wednesday, April 16, where Professor Mike Oquaye, chair of the 12-member committee, submitted the findings.
The Oquaye Committee was tasked with investigating the reasons behind the party’s loss of the presidency to the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s John Dramani Mahama and a significant reduction in its parliamentary seats—losing 50 and its majority in the process.
Speaking to journalists after the meeting, NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong disclosed that the newly constituted nine-member committee would focus on revising the party’s constitution to address gaps identified in the Oquaye report.
“The National Council accepted the report, but there are several steps we need to take as a party. We need to sit down and deliberate on the report. There will be a need for a constitutional amendment. So, based on that, the National Council has constituted a 9-member committee to look at Prof. Mike Oquaye’s report, where issues of proposal or amendment have to be made to our Constitution,” he explained.
He added that although the report had just been received, the party would in due course communicate its contents and recommendations to the grassroots and the general public.
“We want the media and Ghanaians to know that we have just received the report today, April 16. We’re yet to go into details as to what entails in the report. In the coming days, whatever it is we have to communicate to our people, we will do so,” he said.
The General Secretary also cautioned party members against making premature or speculative public comments about the contents of the report.
“But we want to caution our members not to be in a haste to say things which are not even in the report, and for people to make several assumptions and accusations,” he urged.
As part of steps to rebuild trust and restructure the party ahead of future elections, Mr. Frimpong noted that the NPP leadership would embark on a nationwide tour to engage with supporters and share insights from the report.
The NEC meeting, held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra, was attended by key figures including former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, 2024 presidential candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and other senior party executives.
