Former Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Kobina Tahiru Hammond, has stated that the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) faces an arduous task in reuniting the party ahead of the 2028 general elections.

Speaking to Citi News, the former legislator expressed confidence that the NPP would reclaim power in 2028 but stressed that internal reconciliation remains the party’s most pressing challenge.

According to him, the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 elections was largely due to voter apathy among its own supporters rather than any extraordinary performance by the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

“We will beat the NDC God-willing, no doubt about that. I have never given the NDC credit for the election they won, though I kind of support them. I tell the whole country that the NDC hasn’t done anything. Talk about my own constituency, the guy who won the seat here wasn’t campaigning to win, but we NPP decided that we would not vote,” he said.

“I was astonished to hear that in Afigya Kwabre, as many as 59,000 NPP members stayed at home. That is how we ended up the way we have ended up,” he said.

While remaining optimistic about the party’s prospects in the next general election, he maintained that the immediate concern should be healing internal divisions.

“I am sure by the time of the next election, we will all come together and resolve our grievances and know why they decided not to vote. The difficulty is not with the 2028 election. The difficulty I am alluding to is what is facing us as a party now. How do we reconcile?” he questioned.