Former Environment Minister Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has criticised the leadership of Ghana’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) after a letter signalling possible disciplinary action against him surfaced publicly hours after a television interview.
Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana, Frimpong-Boateng said the letter, attributed to NPP General Secretary Justin Koduah, appeared online around 5a.m., less than six hours after the interview ended the previous night. He described the development as unfortunate and disrespectful, arguing that party officials should have formally engaged him instead of issuing what he viewed as a premature public notice.
The former minister said he had not been officially invited to any disciplinary meeting and dismissed suggestions that he was concerned about potential sanctions. “Let them go ahead,” he said, adding that those pushing for his dismissal would “sack themselves”.
Frimpong-Boateng also questioned why party officials focused on disciplinary threats rather than informing him about procedures to exercise his voting rights in internal party elections. During the interview, he acknowledged uncertainty over his registration status, noting that while former ministers are entitled to vote, he had not been advised to complete the necessary process.
He took issue with the timing and manner of the letter’s release, saying it was inappropriate for such communication to be made public so soon after his media appearance. By early morning, he said, the letter was already being circulated widely and forwarded to him by multiple people.
While referencing age in a broader discussion about respect and conduct, Frimpong-Boateng stressed that the issue was not generational. He cited former young general secretaries of the party, including Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie and John Boadu, as examples of youthful leaders who earned respect through professionalism.
Host Paul Adom-Otchere described the situation as “sad” and expressed sympathy over the early-morning circulation of the letter. Frimpong-Boateng, however, played down any personal offence, saying public criticism was part of political life.
The NPP has not yet publicly detailed the grounds for the proposed disciplinary action or outlined the next steps in the process.