“We Must Accept That the NPP Is Destroyed; This Was Not How the Party Was in Years Past” – Prof. Frimpong-Boateng

By: Adwoa Nyarko Asiamah | 13 January,2026

Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has firmly rejected any suggestion that he should leave the New Patriotic Party (NPP), declaring that it is rather the current leadership that has abandoned the party’s true identity.

Speaking on Ekosiisen on Asempa FM on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, the renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and senior party member reacted to reports that the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NPP is considering disciplinary action, including possible expulsion, over his recent criticisms of the party’s leadership.

Prof. Frimpong-Boateng, who has described the present NPP leadership structure as “fake,” insisted that he would not be bullied or intimidated into resigning from a party he says he helped to build.

According to him, the real problem facing the NPP is not his public commentary but what he described as a complete departure from the party’s founding values.

“We must accept that the NPP is destroyed; this was not how the party was in years past,” he stated.

He further argued that those currently leading the party have lost moral authority and should voluntarily step aside to allow committed members to rebuild the party.

“They should go away and the true party will stand,” he added, stressing that he has no intention of leaving.

When asked whether he would consider resigning to avoid the embarrassment of a possible expulsion, the former minister responded emphatically in the negative, making it clear that he does not recognise the legitimacy of the threats being made against him.

Prof. Frimpong-Boateng also dismissed reports that he may be invited by the NEC to explain himself, stating that he would not subject himself to what he described as a needless process.

“I will not honour any invitation from the NEC to waste my time,” he said, signalling a deep fracture between himself and the party’s administrative leadership.

His latest remarks follow a series of recent interviews in which he criticised the re-election of some party executives, describing it as a “train wreck,” and warning that the NPP’s current trajectory has fundamentally undermined its future.

The growing rift between Prof. Frimpong-Boateng and the NPP leadership has intensified since the 2024 general elections, after which the party became a minority in Parliament.

Party officials, including General Secretary Justin Frimpong-Kodua, have accused the former minister of engaging in “anti-party behaviour” and publicly disparaging the party, actions they argue are inconsistent with the NPP Constitution.

However, supporters of Prof. Frimpong-Boateng maintain that his outspoken posture—rooted in his long-standing reputation for blunt honesty, including his controversial report on illegal mining (galamsey)—represents a necessary intervention at a time when the party is struggling with internal divisions ahead of its January 31 presidential primary.