Business executive and former Unilever Executive Vice President, Yaw Nsarkoh, has criticised Ghana’s political class for shifting attention to the 2028 elections as early as 2026, warning that the trend reflects a system driven by what he describes as a “party of the elites.”
Speaking on PM Express on Tuesday, Nsarkoh said national discourse has prematurely centred on succession politics, even as key development challenges remain unresolved.
He cited the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) as an example, arguing that internal competition over future leadership has quickly taken priority over policy debate.
“And from then on, it’s a game of everybody looking for how they can trip the other,” he said, expressing concern about how frequently conversations now revolve around 2028.
According to him, the growing focus on internal rivalries risks undermining the core purpose of democratic governance, which should prioritise improving citizens’ well-being and driving development.
Nsarkoh further argued that Ghana’s two main political parties — the NPP and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) — operate within the same establishment framework.
“The party of the elites is in power, and it has two segments, the NPP and the NDC. They’re all the party of the elites,” he said.
His remarks come amid increasing political discussions about potential flagbearer contests and alignments ahead of the 2028 elections, a trend he believes risks diverting attention from governance and national development priorities.
