2028 Polls: NPP must heal internal wounds to win back voters

Emmanuel Korsi Bodja, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Organiser aspirant and former Volta Regional Organiser, says the party must heal its internal wounds and rebuild trust with supporters if it is to win back more than two million voters ahead of the 2028 general election. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Monday, September 7, 2026, Mr Bodja said many people who previously supported the NPP had become disappointed with the party, making it necessary for the leadership to address their grievances. 'That's by healing wounds. A lot of people are out there heavy-hearted. A lot of people are out there; when they even see members of the party, they get angry,' Mr Bodja said. He said the NPP must first understand the reasons behind its decline in support before developing an effective strategy to win back voters. Mr Bodja said the party should not assume that the more than two million people who did not vote for the NPP in the 2024 election had simply lost interest in the party, arguing that voter decisions are influenced by relationships and emotions. He said political mobilisation therefore required the party to rebuild relationships with individuals and groups that influence opinion in their communities. 'The Base is a problem, but an organiser who understands this will be able to bring them together, form an alliance, and build the bridges,' he said. Mr Bodja also questioned whether the NPP fully understood its current position as an opposition party and was conducting itself accordingly. 'Do we believe that we are in opposition? And are we behaving as an opposition party? We need to understand what this is,' he asked. He said an effective National Organiser must be capable of building alliances, bringing different groups together and strengthening mobilisation across the party's structures. Mr Bodja is seeking to become the NPP's National Organiser and has made organisational strengthening and voter mobilisation key themes of his campaign ahead of the 2028 election. He said the party's electoral recovery would depend on its ability to unite its members, rebuild relationships and persuade disillusioned voters to return to the NPP.