The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced that its National Chairman, Stephen Ayensu Ntim, has temporarily stepped aside from the party’s ongoing nationwide 'Thank You Tour'.

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In a press release issued on Thursday, May 1, by the NPP’s Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah, the party clarified that Mr Ntim’s absence is due to “other equally important commitments” and assured that he will rejoin the tour in due course.

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The statement emphasised that the chairman “remains fully committed to the tour” and dismissed any suggestions that he may be abandoning the exercise.

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The NPP’s tour, aimed at expressing gratitude to its grassroots support base, has not gone without scrutiny. Internal criticism has emerged, with former Chief of Staff under President John Agyekum Kufuor, Mr Kwadwo Mpiani, publicly calling for the suspension of the initiative.

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Additionally, Kennedy Agyapong, one of the party’s 2024 flagbearer aspirants, has opted out of the tour, citing threats to the safety of his supporters as his reason for withdrawing.

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Despite these developments, the party has reiterated its intention to carry on with the tour, describing it as both “necessary and justified.”

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