A former Energy Minister and a contender for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer-ship race, Boakye Agyarko, has pledged to help the party achieve a long-term dominance of Ghanaian politics for the next 40 years.

He made this remark today, 19 June 2023, as he filed his nomination at the party office in the presence of enthusiastic NPP supporters.

He said the party's goal was not only to break the eight-year cycle of alternating power with the opposition, but to transform the country with a sustained governance.

"We have to motivate you; we have to prepare you. We have to make you eager to fight for this party in 2024. If we do that, then we are assured of 2024. I am interested in the party retaining power for the next 40 years, not just breaking the eight. Being in power for the next 40 years is the only way we are going to change this country. In the next 40 years, it is the only way we can change the country," he stated.

The flagbearer hopeful, therefore, urged the members and supporters to work hard to ensure that the party's victory in the upcoming election and beyond is secured.

"It is going to depend on you, forty years I wouldn't be here, but the party will, and we must build a strong party where you are comfortable and most importantly where you will receive the reward of your hard work," he added.

Source: The Independent Ghana