Former Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, popularly known as Joe Wise, has criticized former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, over comments he recently made about the party.

According to Joe Wise, the heart surgeon’s remarks would not have been problematic depending on where and how they were delivered.

Speaking in an interview on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo on January 26, 2026, he explained that the professor erred by publicly criticizing the party instead of addressing his concerns internally.

He stressed that the comments would not have been an issue if Prof Frimpong-Boateng had confronted the party leadership directly rather than going public.

“What worries me is for him to say it out publicly, because the party has structures on how we go about our things. So, I believe if his comment has gone overboard, then the rules of the party must deal with him,” Joe Wise stated.

It be recalled that, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, recently stated that the opposition NPP has two branches, one he calls “fake” and the other “real.”

According to him, he no longer considers himself part of the “fake” NPP.

Speaking in an interview on Channel One TV on January 12, 2026, Professor Frimpong-Boateng said the party’s current way of handling affairs is tantamount to corruption.

He cited the last NPP presidential primaries, which elected a flagbearer to lead the party in the 2024 general elections, as an example.

He made several allegations about the process, which he claims were inappropriate.

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“The present NPP is not the NPP I used to know. It’s fake. What I see now is not the party I knew,” he said.

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When asked if he still considers himself part of the party, he responded, “Not the fake one. The real one is there it’s virtual and the members are there in the background.”

He further explained, “Look at how they elected their last flagbearer. They twisted the arms of the weak… bribed delegates and intimidated others to secure the flagbearer. This was for the 2024 election. This is the beginning of corruption and it should not be allowed in any serious situation or in any serious party.

“And there were issues we lost the elections badly and we did not address the problems that led to the losses.”



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