New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman aspirant, Sammy Crabbe, has expressed concern over what he describes as the party’s declining support among sections of academia and professional groups.
According to him, the NPP has lost some members of the broader coalition that previously supported the party, while the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is making deliberate efforts to build relationships with some of these groups.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, Mr Crabbe said rebuilding the party’s coalition must form part of the NPP’s strategy ahead of the 2028 general elections.
“We’ve lost some of the people who did support us, part of our coalition in academia. We’ve lost somebody like Professor Gyampo,” he said.
He added that the NDC was also working to strengthen relationships and constituencies that the NPP had previously benefited from.
“And then even the NDC has been building the coalition that we used to build,” Mr Crabbe said.
He cited the example of Professor Titus Beyuo, a former General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association who is now a Member of Parliament on the NDC ticket, as an indication of changing political relationships among professional groups.
Mr Crabbe argued that the NPP must look beyond its traditional electoral strongholds and deliberately rebuild relationships with groups and communities that form part of Ghana’s wider political and professional landscape.
Greater Accra
He said Greater Accra, in particular, should not be viewed solely through ethnic or tribal considerations because the region is home to people from different parts of the country and hosts major professional, labour and business organisations.
“When I talk about Greater Accra, I’m talking about people who live here. I’m talking about even beyond the tribes. I’m talking about people who work here,” he said.
He noted that organisations such as the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Ghana Medical Association, teachers’ unions, traders’ associations and the Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) are based in the Greater Accra Region, making the region an important centre for coalition-building.
Mr Crabbe said the NPP’s approach to Greater Accra must therefore go beyond ethnic considerations and focus on building relationships across professional, social and economic groups.
“Greater Accra goes even beyond tribal. If you want to build coalitions, you need to build coalitions into all academia,” he said.
He argued that the party’s ability to rebuild these relationships would be critical to its prospects of returning to power in 2028.
According to him, the NPP cannot rely solely on its traditional strongholds but must broaden its coalition to include different regions, professional groups and communities.
Call for broader representation
Mr Crabbe further stressed the importance of representation within the party, arguing that people are more likely to support an organisation when they see themselves represented in its leadership.
He said the NPP must deliberately ensure that different regions and constituencies are represented at the national level as part of efforts to rebuild confidence in the party.
His comments form part of his broader argument that the NPP needs to reform its internal structures and rebuild the coalition that helped it win the 2016 and 2020 elections if it is to mount a successful campaign in 2028.
Source:Citi Newsroom
