Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as Napo and the 2024 NPP running mate, has delivered a harsh critique of President John Dramani Mahama’s performance following his return to office.
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the NPP’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Alisa Hotel in Ridge, Accra, Napo was asked to score the President’s first 100 days in office.
His response was direct and sharply critical, leaving no doubt about his dissatisfaction with Mahama’s leadership so far.
“It will be so bad, I don’t want to rate him,” Napo declared. “I will list about eight things and tell you which of them have been improved. We had constant electricity, but what is happening now? We had galamsey as an issue, what is happening now? We had improved as a country on illicit drug issues. I’m not talking about Rev. Ntim Fordjour; I’m talking about arresting more culprits in the last three months than in the eight years we were in office.“
Raising alarm over the nation’s security situation, Napo claimed that incidents of currency and gold smuggling have significantly increased since President Mahama returned to office. He further alleged that some NDC parliamentary candidates have been linked to these illegal activities.
Addressing the escalating violence in conflict-prone regions such as Bawku, Napo voiced deep concern about the growing number of casualties, describing the situation as deeply troubling.
“When I wake up every day, I read about things going on in Bawku…. More people have been killed in the last few months than probably was in the last four years. I was hoping that his [President Mahama’s] tenure, we would not deteriorate,” he lamented.
Napo concluded his critique by questioning the gap between the President’s promises and actions: “Talk is cheap, because if you can’t support your talk with actions.”
“We arrested more currency and gold smuggling in this country than we’ve ever heard in the last three months,” he stated.
