New Patriotic Party National Chairmanship contender Mr Awentami Paul Afoko has urged the party to move away from assumptions and embrace a research-led strategy aimed at holding onto its parliamentary seats and restoring its electoral strength.
Addressing the NPP Minority Caucus in Accra, Afoko said the party’s prospects in 2028 hinge on deliberate planning, decisions grounded in data, and more effective communication with voters.
“We need to be focused so we can bring to bear what we have set our minds to do,” he told the MPs. “No more guesswork. If we want to win, we must know exactly where we stand, constituency by constituency.”
Afoko said the priority must be safeguarding what the party currently holds. “We now have 87 MPs. What we have, we protect,” he stated. “But protection alone is not enough. We must deliberately find a way to gain more seats and expand our footprint.”
The former National Chairman described the proposal as the centrepiece of a wider political strategy he is championing, one that he says can only succeed with the full backing of the party’s structures.
“This is part of the strategy I have, and I am asking for your support to make it a reality,” he said.
Afoko argued that elections today are decided by intelligence, not instinct, and called on the NPP to invest in polling, focus groups, and real-time feedback tools to track voter mood before it becomes a liability at the ballot box.
“I believe in research-based activities,” he said. “When you combine that with improved, targeted communication, you give the party the strength to connect with Ghanaians and win their trust.”
He rounded off by saying that only a united, well-informed, and disciplined NPP can claw back lost ground and return to power with a stronger mandate from the people.
