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Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has slammed the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) over how they are treating their pioneers whose sacrifices have led to the party's successes, most especially the NPP coming into government. 

Kwesi Pratt scolded the NPP members, particularly the younger generations, who have gained leadership roles and because of their positions, privileges and wealth have neglected the people who are pillars of the party.

Mentioning NPP activists like Hajia Fati, Aunty Aggie, Kwame Pianim; a renowned economist and founding member of the New Patriotic Party, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs; Hackman Owusu-Agyeman and  former General Secretary of party, Dan Botwe as some of the people upon whose sweats and struggles the New Patriotic Party became a strong force; Mr. Pratt noted that the selfless nationalistic spirit of these people can hardly be seen in the members today.

"Have you seen the party headquarters at Kokomlele? I know how they were able to buy that house. The central figure was Kwame Pianim. Hackman Owusu Agyemang was a part of it but Kwame Pianim was the central figure and so on but today nobody mentions their names. No attention is given to what they say because they don't have bags of money to share or distribute pickups. Today, if you can't gift people pickups, what you say is not taken seriously," he told Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's panel discussion show "Kokrokoo".

He added; "During that time, those who were members of the New Patriotic Party, they were proud people. Ready to die but this spirit no longer exists today."

To him, the NPP's current challenges are because of their disrespect and mistreatment of those who worked tirelessly to ensure the survival of the party, stressing "if you build a party like that, the consequences of it is what we see today".

"We use strong parties to build democracy...It is important for the Convention People's Party to be a strong party. It is significant for the NDC and NPP to be strong parties. This is how we build multi-party democratic governance," he advised.