The Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, Dr Stephen Amoah, has reaffirmed his loyalty to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and pledged his support for the party, despite his team not winning in the recent presidential primaries.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Monday, February 2, Dr Amoah was contributing to discussions on the review of the NPP presidential primaries when he was asked about the role he would play in the party’s campaign going forward.
In response, the MP said that his commitment to the NPP remains firm. “I’ve been a politician, I’ve been an ardent supporter of this fraternity. Whatever happens, I will never stop supporting the NPP.”
Dr Amoah acknowledged that the outcome of the primaries did not favour his team, but said this would not affect his willingness to work for the party and its flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
“With respect to the results, and probably my team did not win, I’m ready to work for my party, for Dr Bawumia and his team,” he stated.
However, he said that effective contribution to any campaign depends not just on willingness, but also on opportunity. Using a performance framework, Dr Amoah explained that success is based on three key elements: ability, opportunity, and motivation.
“When it comes to ability, I don’t think anybody in this country can say I don’t have the ability to be an important person in any campaign. But the only way performance can be appraised to our expectation is to have the opportunity.”
He added that even without a formal role, his loyalty to the party would not change. “Even if there’s no opportunity, the fraternity, the NPP, is my party,” he said.
Dr Amoah also reflected on the long history and sacrifices of party members, recalling struggles dating back to earlier political eras.
“We all worked so hard. Some of us, our great-grandfathers even suffered to the point of being imprisoned from the days of Baffour Akoto up to now. We also fought hard, especially in the year 2000 up to now.”
“There’s no way I’ll put up any sluggish or lackadaisical attitude because my team did not win,” he said.
Still, he said that without inclusion and recognition, motivation could suffer.
“Without opportunity, you cannot even maximise your performance,” Dr Amoah said, calling on party leaders and stakeholders to show respect and give space to all members to contribute.
“I’m calling all relevant stakeholders to accord the team and the party the respect that we all need, so that people will be motivated to work hard and bring victory to the party, and wrestle apart from the NDC.”
“So I think that all times, the NPP is better than the NDC,” he added.
Dr Stephen Amoah was aligned with Kennedy Agyapong’s camp in the recent NPP presidential primaries, but former Vice-President Dr Bawumia won the contest with 56.48 per cent and Kennedy Agyapong with 23.76 per cent of the total valid votes cast.
