Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and veteran of the New Patriotic Party, has issued a defiant response to moves by the party’s National Executive Committee to expel him, insisting he will not be forced out of the organization he helped shape.
Speaking on Tuesday, January 13th, on Asempa FM, the former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation dismissed reports of disciplinary proceedings as “a waste of time” and turned his fire on the current leadership.
“No! I’m not leaving the party; they should leave the party [because] they are the fake ones,” he declared. “They should go away and the true party will stand.”
Frimpong-Boateng, who has grown increasingly outspoken since the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 elections, accused the party of abandoning its founding principles of liberal conservatism and institutional integrity. He described the re-election of certain leaders as “a train wreck” and warned that the party is in “terminal decline.”
“We must accept that the NPP is destroyed; this was not how the party was in years past,” he said. “They should exit so that the young men and women with love for the party will rebuild.”
The NEC, led by General Secretary Justin Frimpong-Kodua, has accused him of “anti-party behaviour” and public disparagement, arguing that his remarks violate the party’s constitution. But Frimpong-Boateng signaled he would not cooperate with any disciplinary process. “I will not honour any invitation from the NEC to waste my time,” he said.
Meanwhile, founding Member of the NPP, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has expressed concern over the party’s decision to initiate disciplinary action against former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, following comments he made describing the party as “fake.
He argued that the party should have invited him for a discussion rather than moving swiftly to expel him.
“The way the leadership is handling this, if not careful, will disperse party members,” he said. “We have just come out of an election where we failed nationwide. You don’t treat outstanding members like this.”
He warned that the current approach could set a dangerous precedent, stating, “If they are going to displace Frimpong-Boateng, very soon they may sack many others who share similar views.”
