Ahead of the upcoming Presidential Elections for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), National Organiser aspirant Korsi Bodja has advocated for peace, togetherness, and the safeguarding of the party’s historical values.
In a formal communication issued on Thursday, January 8, Mr. Bodja stressed that the party’s internal elections should be guided by civility and order rather than internal strife. “We are not merely choosing a flagbearer,” he said. “We are holding in trust a tradition handed down through sacrifice, persecution, resilience, and victory. The tradition did not survive decades of struggle to be weakened by internal discord at a defining moment.”
Utilizing the imagery of the party’s Elephant logo to drive home his message, he noted, “The Elephant, our enduring symbol, does not charge blindly. It moves with strength, memory, and discipline. It stands firm, protects its own, and advances with purpose. In that same spirit, before, during, and after this internal democratic exercise, calm, unity, and restraint must define our conduct.”
Mr. Bodja further appealed to party members to value the institution over individual goals. “No ambition, however noble, is greater than the Party. No temporary victory is worth the permanent damage to our collective home. When emotions rise, we must remember that after the ballots are cast, there must still be one New Patriotic Party united, respected, and ready to win power for the people of Ghana.”
He also suggested that the democratic process should be seen as a way to improve the party rather than divide it. “Differences of opinion must sharpen our ideas, not fracture our bonds. Let us argue with passion but act with discipline; compete vigorously but conclude peacefully; win with humility and lose with dignity,” he said.
According to Mr. Bodja, the party’s endurance is more significant than any single person’s achievement. “The Party must live on, for it is the only political tradition many of us have known, served, and defended through storms and setbacks. To injure it in pursuit of personal success is to betray the very ideals that brought us together. History will not only record who won this contest, but it will judge whether we protected the tradition through it.”
He concluded by warning, “The Elephant must not be wounded by its own. The tradition must endure. The NPP must rise again together.”
Korsi Bodja is a veteran in grassroots mobilization who started his political work in the Volta Region at a time when the NPP faced significant opposition there. Having climbed the ranks from local constituencies to regional leadership, he has served as a two-term Volta Regional Organiser, a National Council Member, and the Dean of all Regional Organisers, executing vital strategic roles across the party. He possesses a BSc in Information Technology from BlueCrest College, an MA in Management and Administration from the University of Ghana Business School, and an MPA in Public Administration from the University of Memphis, USA.