Former Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Dr John Kingsley Krugu, has rejected calls for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to lower its electoral ambitions in the Upper East Region ahead of the 2028 elections.
The NPP failed to win any of the region’s 15 parliamentary seats in the 2024 elections, while then-presidential candidate John Mahama secured about 76 percent of the presidential votes in the region.
Despite the party’s current electoral position, Dr Krugu believes the NPP should maintain an ambitious target and work towards reclaiming parliamentary seats across the region.
Responding to concerns that the party may be setting its sights too high by talking about winning multiple seats in 2028, he said the NPP should not allow its current weakness to determine the scale of its ambition.
“I am a believer in big dreams. I don’t believe in reaching out to the stars. I want to go beyond the stars,” he said.
Dr Krugu argued that the party’s electoral fortunes could change significantly if it strengthens its internal structures, maintains unity and intensifies engagement with voters at the grassroots.
He said the NPP’s newly elected regional and constituency executives have the responsibility to take the party’s message to communities and reconnect with voters ahead of the 2028 elections.
According to him, the party must approach the next election with determination rather than allowing its 2024 defeat to dictate its expectations.
He said a successful reorganisation, coupled with unity and sustained grassroots mobilisation, could put the NPP in a stronger position to challenge the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Dr Krugu also expressed confidence in the new regional leadership, saying the executives are committed to the party’s 2028 project and capable of bringing together members who contested and lost the recent internal elections.
“We cannot say that because we are coming from a weaker position, we should dream small,” he said.
For Dr Krugu, the NPP’s immediate challenge is not simply deciding how many seats it can win, but building the organisational strength and unity required to make an ambitious 2028 electoral target achievable.
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