'The NPP is sidestepping the very foundation of our democratic system' - Kwesi Pratt

The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has criticised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for disregarding Ghana’s 1992 Constitution successful pursuit of constrictive governmental interests.

Speaking connected Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana connected May 7, 2025, a broadcast monitored by GhanaWeb, Pratt expressed outrage implicit caller remarks made by the NPP’s Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah.

According to Pratt, Ahiagbah openly admitted that the enactment was much focused connected governmental strategy than adherence to law principles.

"Ahiagbah says they are doing politics, not pursuing the constitution. He adjacent said, 'Forget the constitution.’ That tells you everything astir their priorities. They're sidestepping the precise instauration of our antiauthoritarian system,” helium indicated.

Kwesi Pratt Jnr advised that specified statements from a starring fig of the New Patriotic Party are unsafe and acceptable a worrying precedent for antiauthoritarian governance successful Ghana.

“Why are you wasting our clip if you're not going to usage the constitution? Stop what you're doing to the nation. It is unsafe and sets a worrying precedent for antiauthoritarian governance successful Ghana,” helium said.

He stressed that the constitution is the ultimate instrumentality of the onshore and should usher each governmental activities.

Pratt besides argued that immoderate governmental enactment that chooses to disregard the constitution successful its operations is not lone undermining ideology but besides inflicting semipermanent harm connected the nation.

He further noted that ideology cannot thrive successful an situation wherever law provisions are treated arsenic optional oregon secondary to governmental expediency.

Pratt emphasised the request for leaders to uphold the regularisation of instrumentality and support nationalist institutions from partisan manipulation.

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