The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has slammed the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), accusing the administration of failing to deliver on major campaign promises and engaging in what he described as abuse of power.
Speaking on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, during the unveiling of the NPP’s amended constitution, Kodua said Ghanaians gave the NDC an “overwhelming mandate” in the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections with the expectation that the party would curb illegal mining, restore ethical governance, and strengthen national security.
According to him, almost a year into the NDC’s tenure, those expectations remain unmet.
Kodua asserted that illegal mining, or galamsey, has deteriorated under the current administration, posing an “existential threat” to the country’s environment. He further alleged that key state institutions were being used to intimidate political opponents and suppress critical journalism.
“We have witnessed escalating abuse of incumbency and state-sponsored intimidation of political opponents in the media,” he said.
“We have seen the disturbing pattern of filing nolle prosequi to free their members who are standing trial for allegedly embezzling huge sums of money from the state. We have seen attempts to capture our institutions, including the judiciary, and efforts to take parliamentary seats we have won.”
Kodua also accused the government of compromising the judiciary, referencing what he described as the controversial removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo.
“Unfortunately, the judiciary, which is supposed to be the last vanguard of the rule of law, has sadly been captured by the executive,” he claimed.
“Today, in Ghana, judges fear delivering justice according to the law because they fear they will also suffer the same consequences as Justice Torkonoo did.”
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