The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Adjei, has stated that any Member of Parliament (MP) whose party loses its parliamentary seat immediately after his departure has failed as a leader.
According to Mr. Adjei, such an outcome clearly demonstrates a lack of effective leadership and succession planning. He argued that a committed and forward-thinking MP should groom capable individuals to sustain the party’s presence and influence within the constituency long after leaving office.
Speaking on Accra-based Peace FM, Mr. Adjei dismissed analyses that merely focus on which seats were lost, stressing that the real issue lies in leadership responsibility.
“If you serve as an MP for thirty years and, upon leaving, your party loses the seat, it means you failed to prepare anyone to carry on your work. The people depended on you, and without you, they no longer receive what they expect,” he stated.
Mr. Adjei further condemned the increasing influence of tribal and religious considerations in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) internal primaries. He described such practices as alien to Ghana’s democratic values and cautioned that they should not be tolerated within the country’s political system.
He urged political actors to focus on merit, leadership development, and unity, rather than divisive tactics that undermine party cohesion and national progress.
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