Hon.George Mireku Duker,Former Member of Parliament for Tarkwa Nsuaem
Former Member of Parliament for Tarkwa Nsuaem, George Mireku Duker, has claimed that a wave of hostility directed at him from within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at the national level is fueled by perceptions of his potential to one day become President of Ghana.
Speaking to a gathering of grassroots party supporters at his residence in Tarkwa, Mr. Duker asserted that certain individuals at the national front view him as a threat due to his political prospects and the strategic economic importance of the Western Region.
Unlike his predecessor, Gifty Kusi, whom he described as “only useful for serving food to colleagues at Parliament,” Mr. Duker questioned why a prospective leader from Tarkwa should be deemed a political danger.
“Even someone from Kyebi, Bole and other places have all risen to the presidency. It appears that if you are from Tarkwa and the Western Region, you automatically become a threat to those nurturing presidential ambitions. I find that deeply unfair,” he told the gathering.
His comments come in the wake of his recent appointment by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the NPP’s Western Regional Coordinator — a decision that has sharply divided opinion.
Some Western Regional NPP executives have openly opposed the appointment, describing Mr. Duker as a “divisionist” and arguing that the party, in its current state, requires a unifier rather than a polarizing figure. They cited his defeat in the last general elections — a loss in what has traditionally been considered a stronghold for the NPP — as evidence of his inability to galvanize support.
According to the executives, the Tarkwa Nsuaem loss was not a result of shifting voter loyalty but rather what they described as Mr. Duker’s “immeasurable disuniting traits.”
Despite the criticisms, Mr. Duker maintains that the hostility is politically calculated and rooted in fears about his rising profile. He insists his focus remains on strengthening the party’s grassroots in the Western Region and contributing to the NPP’s success in the 2026 elections.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com
