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Founding member of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has heavily descended on the leadership of the NPP, describing it as a dictatorial regime with no campaign message and gradually driving the party into a fragmented entity which cannot win an election.

Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe who spoke to Kafui Dey on GH Today, a current affairs programme on Accra based GHONE television said ”I will never give up on the NPP. The NPP at the moment is bleeding profusely and if we are not careful, the party will be destroyed and when NPP is destroyed the democratic institution of this country”.

The suspended founding member of the NPP was blunt in his submissions on what he considers as the true state of affairs in Ghana’s largest opposition party. The conversation with Kafui Dey started with brief comments about the demise of former Chairman, Jake Obetsebi Lamptey. Dr Nyaho Tamakloe described him as a firm, vibrant experienced and influential founding member whose contribution helped to build the great party. 

Outspoken Nyaho Tamakloe who was twice Greater Accra regional Chairman and once a national chairman of the party described the suspension of Paul Afoko, General Secretary Kwabena Agyapong and 2nd Vice Chairman, Sammy Crabbe who he says won majority votes at a conference, as a big threat to Ghana’s democracy.

Asked who caused these woes, the Medical practitioner and former Military officer blamed it on the current leadership. He paid tribute to late B J Da Rocha and said strong characters like him wouldn’t have looked on.

He however noted that NPP still has giants like Samuel Odoi Sykes, a prominent lawyer, K G Osei Bonsu, Appiah Minkah and the likes who can still join the call for order.

He expressed surprise at ethnocentric statements made by members of the party, leading members like MP for Assin North Kennedy Agyapong and former Finance Minister, Yaw Osafo Marfo which have not been openly condemned. Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe complained about what he described as selective treatment.

“I don’t think it’s all lost”.” I must say, for reasons not known to me, those who should talk in the party have all decided to keep quiet”, he complained.

On NPP’s chances in the 2016 elections, this was his response……”Nowhere in political history, at least what I have read, have I seen such a divided front of a political party that has won an election. …No where”.

What is the message of the NPP now? He quizzed. And again Nyaho Tamakloe could not tell if former President Kufuor has also been virtually silenced.

“...I say things as they are; I will not say things that are untrue just because john is my nephew,” he stated.

He went on further “We have a tattered front….Kufuor is a gentleman, calm and cool. These are the type of leadership this country needs. This country doesn’t need extremists. This country needs a cool tempered person. To me Kufuor, Mahama and late Limann are on the same level and these are the type of leaders we need for this country”.

‘People have their ways of governing. Nkrumah had his style and focused on building infrastructure, the same thing is what President Mahama is doing if people will only understand.

Dr Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe dared NPP members who attack him for speaking his mind.

“if I wasn’t to talk, I will expose those of them who come by the backdoor to see the leader. We are in politics and you have to be careful about the things you say. None of them….

You see when I hear people talking about corruption, I laugh because those who shout at the rooftops are the most corrupt people in this country. …..recently we’ve seen an MP (Afenyo Markin) negotiating with people, a banker to rob the nation.

Classic example, has he come to explain himself to the people of this country and yet he will be the first to shout corruption, corruption, corruption”.

The suspended NPP Founding member said he had warned some NPP youthful leaders (Sammy Awuku, Kwabena Agyapong, Stephen Ntim) in the past, before their national conference not to allow the party to fall in the hands of dictatorial personalities.

Asked if NPP is so desperate for power, this was his response. “ Nana Akufo Addo has no campaign message. That is why he is relying on former President Kufuor’s achievements”

 The renowned medical doctor and Football administrator said he has known the NPP Flagbearer for the past 50 years and said the NPP is doomed if he rate at which he is moving the party is stopped.