The New Patriotic Party has initiated processes to expel Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, from the party after he described the party in a Channel One TV interview as fake.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Point of View on Monday, January 12, Prof Frimpong-Boateng said, “The present NPP is not NPP. It is fake. From what I see now, this is not the NPP I used to know.”
When asked whether he still considers himself a member of the NPP, the former minister said he does not associate himself with what he described as the current version of the party.
“Not the fake one. The real one is there. It is a virtual thing. The members are in the background,” he said.
“Look at how they elected their last flagbearer, twist people’s arms, bribing delegates and intimidating others to get a flagbearer. This is a beginning of corruption. This should not be allowed in any serious institution or any serious party,” he stated.
He linked these internal challenges to the party’s poor performance in the last general elections, noting that the NPP had failed to properly address the issues that led to its defeat.
“We lost the elections badly and we do not deal with the issues that led to the losses and we still want to go in there and I think it will be a trainwreck if they elect the old flagbearer,” he said.
But the NPP, in a statement issued on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, and signed by its General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, said it had taken serious exception to Prof. Frimpong-Boateng’s remarks.
According to the statement, the former minister not only questioned the credibility of the party but also alleged that the NPP’s 2023 presidential primary was rigged in favour of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the party’s presidential candidate for the 2024 general elections.
The party rejected the allegation, stating that it “unequivocally rejects Professor Frimpong Boateng’s unfortunate characterisation of the NPP and firmly denies his baseless and unsubstantiated allegations regarding the conduct of the 2023 Presidential Primary.”
The NPP insisted that the primary was conducted in a free, fair, transparent, and credible manner, and was widely accepted by all candidates who participated, as well as by party members, as a true reflection of the will of delegates.
It further described Prof. Frimpong-Boateng’s comments and conduct as highly reprehensible and damaging to the unity, values, and integrity of the party.
Consequently, the statement said the party has invoked the relevant provisions of its constitution to commence the necessary processes to expel him, stressing that all steps will be carried out strictly in accordance with due process.
