NPP’s Dirty Secrets: When Snollygosters Expose Themselves

Politics in Ghana has always carried its fair share of drama, but the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) current spectacle is nothing short of a self-inflicted implosion. What should have been a contest of ideas and policies among presidential aspirants has degenerated into a mudslinging circus, with each camp exposing the skeletons the other tried so hard to hide. For Ghanaians watching from the sidelines, this is not entertainment, it is a sobering revelation of the true character of a party that has dominated national politics for decades.

Some of the accusations now being thrown at Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Bryan Acheampong, and Kennedy Agyapong are not new. They are truths party insiders chose to suppress long before the 2024 elections. Instead of speaking openly, the NPP faithfully clung to empty slogans like “It’s Possible,” marketing Bawumia as though mere words could inspire hope in a country weary of broken promises.

Whoever thought such a hollow phrase could carry electoral weight? Unless, of course, it was deliberately designed as a trap, setting Bawumia up for failure so rivals could later weaponise his fall. And that is exactly what has happened. The silence was not ignorance; it was complicity.

Now, the gloves are off!
Bawumia’s camp has compiled the “10 Sins of Bryan Acheampong,” questioning his loyalty, his past conduct, and his role in controversial state decisions.

Acheampong’s team struck back with the “16 Deadly Deeds of Bawumia,” painting him as the architect of Ghana’s economic mess, conveniently forgetting that the country’s collapse was a collective effort of the entire government.

Then came the attack on Ken Agyapong, dredging up his reckless statements and questionable dealings to paint him as unfit for leadership.

What these dossiers reveal is not simply the flaws of individual candidates, but a deeper truth. The NPP has no unblemished presidential material to offer. Instead, it is a party of cunning snollygosters, and self-serving politicians who bury each other’s sins until it suits their ambition to exhume them.

This playbook is not new. Ghanaians remember how Nana Akufo-Addo was packaged as incorruptible, the man who would protect the public purse and defend the Constitution. For years, he was marketed as the antidote to Ghana’s corruption woes. But once in office, his administration became synonymous with scandals: the “PDS electricity debacle,” the “Australian visa fraud scandal,” the “Galamsey fight” that turned into a smokescreen, the “COVID-19 funds controversy,” and countless procurement breaches that made a mockery of the so-called incorruptible leader.

Akufo-Addo’s failure was not personal, it was systemic. His presidency revealed what insiders already knew. That the NPP’s moral posturing was a facade, and that corruption was not an accident but part of the party’s DNA.

If these damning revelations about Bawumia, Acheampong, and Agyapong are true, why were they never made public until now? The answer is simple, the NPP thrives on silence when unity serves their ambition, and betrayal when power is up for grabs.

This selective honesty is the greatest betrayal of the Ghanaian people. It means voters are not given the truth until it no longer serves the ruling elite to hide it. By the time citizens learn the reality, it is too late, they are already trapped in another cycle of broken promises and misgovernance.

The word snollygoster describes a cunning, unscrupulous politician, one who cares more about personal gain than principle. If ever there was a word to define today’s NPP leadership struggles, it is this. The infighting has shown Ghanaians that behind the slogans, behind the flashy rallies, and behind the carefully curated images are men whose loyalty is not to the nation but to their own stomachs.

These are politicians who only reveal “truth” when it serves them. They accuse one another of sins not because they care about Ghana’s future, but because it is a weapon to gain advantage in a power struggle. That is not patriotism, it is treachery.

The revelations emerging from the NPP’s internal battles should not be dismissed as mere political drama. They are a mirror for the Ghanaian electorate. Every accusation is a confession that the party knowingly paraded flawed leaders while suppressing critical truths.

Come 2028, the nation approaches another decisive election. The question is simple: Will Ghanaians continue to be deceived by slogans and staged unity, or will they demand accountability from those who claim to lead?

The NPP has already shown its hand. If their best strategy is to recycle failed promises, bury scandals, and then resurrect them only during internal feuds, then they have forfeited the moral right to claim they are different from any other corrupt establishment.

So let them keep tearing each other apart. Let them expose themselves for who they are. Every revelation is another crack in the mask they wear before the people. But when the dust settles, the responsibility lies with Ghanaians.

Next time, there should be no excuses. No one should claim they were deceived, because the truth is already on display. If voters ignore it, they will have chosen deception over honesty, chaos over progress, and betrayal over genuine leadership.

Ghana cannot afford another season of wolves in sheep’s clothing. The snollygosters have spoken, believe them.

Ghanaians are watching!

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