{"id":15096,"date":"2026-01-13T11:40:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T11:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=15096"},"modified":"2026-01-13T11:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T11:40:48","slug":"npp-to-expel-frimpong-boateng-over-fake-party-remarks-on-channel-one-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=15096","title":{"rendered":"NPP to expel Frimpong Boateng over \u2018fake party\u2019 remarks on Channel One TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced that it has begun processes to expel Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng following comments he made in an interview on Channel One\u00a0\u00a0TV<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in which he described the party as a \u201cfake\u201d and distanced himself from its membership.<\/p>\n

Prof. Frimpong-Boateng, a former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, made the remarks during an interview on\u00a0The Point of View<\/em>\u00a0with Bernard Avle on Channel One TV on Monday, January 12, 2026, where he criticised the party\u2019s current state, saying it no longer reflects the values of the NPP he once knew.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe present NPP is not NPP. It is fake. From what I see now, this is not the NPP I used to know,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/div>\n

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When asked whether he still considered himself a member of the party, Prof. Frimpong-Boateng said he no longer associates with what he described as the current version of the NPP.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNot the fake one. The real one is there. It is a virtual thing. The members are in the background,\u201d he stated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

He also warned that re-electing former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the party\u2019s flagbearer would be a \u201ctrainwreck\u201d for the NPP.<\/p>\n

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In response, the NPP, in a statement issued on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, and signed by its General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, said it had taken serious exception to Prof. Frimpong-Boateng\u2019s remarks.<\/span><\/div>\n

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According to the statement, the former minister not only questioned the credibility of the party but also alleged that the NPP\u2019s 2023 presidential primary was rigged in favour of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the party\u2019s presidential candidate for the 2024 general elections.<\/p>\n

The party rejected the allegation, stating that it \u201cunequivocally rejects Professor Frimpong Boateng\u2019s unfortunate characterisation of the NPP and firmly denies his baseless and unsubstantiated allegations regarding the conduct of the 2023 Presidential Primary.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NPP insisted that the primary was conducted in a free, fair, transparent, and credible manner, and was widely accepted by all candidates who participated, as well as by party members, as a true reflection of the will of delegates.<\/p>\n

It further described Prof. Frimpong-Boateng\u2019s comments and conduct as highly reprehensible and damaging to the unity, values, and integrity of the party.<\/p>\n

Consequently, the statement said the party has invoked the relevant provisions of its constitution to commence the necessary processes to expel him, stressing that all steps will be carried out strictly in accordance with due process<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced that it has begun processes to expel Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng following comments he made in an interview on Channel One\u00a0\u00a0TV\u00a0in which he described the party as a \u201cfake\u201d and distanced himself from its membership. Prof. Frimpong-Boateng, a former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, made the remarks […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123457,"featured_media":15097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[157,232,4757],"class_list":["post-15096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-dr-bawumia","tag-npp","tag-prof-frimpong-boateng"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/123457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15096"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15098,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15096\/revisions\/15098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}