Former NPP General Secretary John Boadu has urged an end to public discussions on the party’s fact-finding report about its 2024 election defeat.

The report, especially from the Ashanti Region, has caused controversy.

Boadu stated that no region should conduct its own fact-finding mission since the national secretariat had already assigned a committee for that purpose. However, he noted that while regions and constituencies can carry out their own research, their findings should remain internal and not be made public.

In an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Boadu stated, “You can’t stop people from examining themselves, but it should be internal. We should stop the mass distribution.”

He also cautioned against defending the public release of the report, stressing that it was poorly managed. “We should admit we made a mistake which would not repeat itself and move on,” he added.

The report, which has sparked widespread debate, blamed the NPP’s poor performance—especially in the Ashanti Region—on former President Nana Akufo-Addo’s leadership style.

It described his leadership as rigid, single-minded, and heavily influenced by family members. The report also criticized the party’s selection process for presidential, parliamentary, national, and regional executives.

The committee gathered opinions from people across all 47 constituencies in the Ashanti Region, including ‘trotro’ and taxi drivers, market women, traders, business owners, artisans, youth groups, teachers, doctors, and other professionals.

Amid the mixed reactions to the report, former Majority Leader and Suame MP Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who chaired the committee, clarified that the report was leaked by unknown individuals. He stressed that the committee never intended to make it public or damage anyone’s reputation.