Former First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has underscored the urgent need for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to build unity by reaching a broad consensus on how its future leaders are selected.
His comments come in the wake of the party’s decision to form a nine-member constitutional review committee, a move prompted by internal reflections on the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 general elections. The committee was announced during an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on April 16, following the submission of a post-election report by the Oquaye Committee.
Speaking on Channel One Newsroom on April 17, Osei-Owusu pointed to the leadership selection process as a pivotal issue that could either make or break the party’s unity going forward.
“For me, the most critical thing now is that, in the end, we should have some consensus on the way forward,” he said. “The issue of how we choose our leaders is at the center of this effort.”
He further emphasized that while the method of reaching agreement is flexible, the end result—a shared understanding—is what truly matters for party stability and growth.
“It doesn’t matter how we get to that. Once we get to a consensus, we will use it to build our party and move forward with it,” he stated.
Osei-Owusu’s remarks reflect growing calls from within the NPP for reform and introspection following its electoral loss. With internal restructuring now underway, party stalwarts like him believe that fostering inclusivity in leadership choices is essential to regaining public confidence and rebuilding the party’s momentum ahead of the 2028 elections.
