Before taking office as the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong was seen to be mild as he was always not the talking type.
After surprisingly uprooting incumbent John Boadu as General Secretary with his submarine campaign tactics, Justin Kodua Frimpong has been measured in his political discourses and was yet to be faulted when it comes to pugilist politicking.
One thing that defines him is his ability to stamp his authority to ensure that there was greater discipline in the NPP.
Outside the NPP, other political parties are struggling to come to terms with how Mr. Kodua does his politics because he speaks less yet he gets things done.
At the Thanksgiving Service of the NPP last Friday, December 22, 2023 at the NPP headquarters in Accra, the General Secretary exhibited what some have described as an unprecedented courage.
Mr. Kodua Frimpong spoke the minds of NPP members, supporters and Ghanaians in general, with the call on government appointees who are tired of quietly leaving office and allowing others to take over.
Mentioning various positions such as ministers, CEOs, deputy ministers, metro, municipal and district chief executives, he asked those who were tired and had been waiting for a reshuffle, which was not forthcoming, to quietly resign from their positions so the party can look for stronger hands to take over.
He was empathetic that reshuffling of the current crop of government appointees would inspire confidence in the government and boost the NPP's chances of breaking the eight.
In what was seen as audacious, Mr. Kodua Frimpong directed a message to the appointing authority and asked that the Presidency to consider a reshuffle of appointees saying it was time to introduce new faces to take over from those who are not helping the government.
In his spirit of boldness, he revealed that there had been series of talks and meetings and that it was time for action.
Although the platform was for Thanksgiving, Mr. Frimpong's position has been acknowledged as telling it as it was.
Mr. Kodua Frimpong per his message has set the tone with his bold position.
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You paa! You won’t stay long in politics if you go on air as an executive and tell your presidency to make certain decisions on sensitive issues as reshuffling. “Telling it as it is” comes with a consequence. Remember that and good luck!
Hmmmm, unfortunately your call is coming rather too late. What positive impact can any new face however knowledgeable bring to the NPP considering the mess in which the party has been plunged into by the appointing authority and his appointees. It's like the damage has been done already. Like an engine, the NPP needs to go for a complete overhauling after president and his appointees have left the scene. I doubt whether anyone who wants his credibility intact will accept an appointment at this time. The challenge has to do with the party's campaign message going into the 2024 elections. If you ask John Mahama he will tell you the NDC had a message in 2016, the people heard him alright but did not listen. Ghanaians will definitely hear the NPP's message in 2024, but will they listen? Any leader who will not listen to anybody will end up listening to himself. The damage caused by the president and his appointees ( not all of them) will be very difficult to repair. Less than 1 year to the December 7, 2024 elections what difference will a reshuffle bring, who even told you the appointing authority will listen, if 100 elected MP's couldn't bring about any change, what can 1 general secretary do. A 2017 brand new elephant with very big ears as usual, unfortunately it doesn't listen, at best it hears but won't listen. The interesting thing is that he expects people to listen when he speaks, but he will not listen to anybody.