The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has initiated proceedings to remove former Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, from its ranks after he criticized the party during a television appearance.
The party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, issued a statement indicating that the NPP had noted statements Prof Frimpong-Boateng made on Channel One TV on Monday, 12 January 2026, in which he publicly declared he no longer regarded himself as a party member.
The statement said the ex-minister also made what the party termed “disparaging remarks” about the NPP and claimed the 2023 presidential primary had been manipulated to favor former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who became the party’s flagbearer for the 2024 elections.
“The Party unequivocally rejects Professor Frimpong-Boateng’s unfortunate characterisation of the NPP and firmly denies his baseless and unsubstantiated allegations regarding the conduct of the 2023 Presidential Primary,” the statement said.
The party maintained that the primary election was “free, fair, transparent, and credible” and had received acceptance from all candidates who took part.
The NPP characterized Prof Frimpong-Boateng’s behavior as “highly reprehensible and inimical to the values, unity, and integrity of the Party”, stating that his public statements had damaged the party’s internal unity and discipline.
“Consequently, the Party has invoked the relevant provisions of its Constitution to commence the necessary processes to expel him from the Party, strictly in accordance with due process,” the statement concluded.