NPP so-called Party Financiers must learn from history and tone down on the rhetoric.

"Don’t mount a campaign podium if you’re drunk, else you’ll make the best speech you’ll forever regret."

We are witnessing too much loose talk and bigotry in our internal primaries lately. It must end immediately.

Political parties are not businesses where investors demand dividends. They are movements built on sweat, sacrifice, and the will of the people. Yes, technocrats chart the course. Yes, financiers fuel the journey. But money does not buy the crown. Money cannot buy destiny.

Yet, in Ghana’s political landscape, a dangerous delusion has taken root: the belief that capital is the sole currency of power, and that financial investment grants a divine right to rule. This is a grave misreading of our political history and a fundamental betrayal of democratic principles. Political ambition is a right, but the endorsement to lead is not a commodity to be purchased.

The historical precedent of the NDC’s 2006 primary serves as a cautionary tale carved in stone. Eddie Annan, a formidable financier, supported the presidential aspirations of John Atta Mills for years. Yet, when he mistook his financial support for a claim to the throne, he was met with a resounding rejection from the party’s delegates. His 1.7% of the vote - a mere 28 votes - was not just a loss; it was a political burial, a testament to the reality that a party’s soul cannot be bought.

Today, the NPP appears to be walking down the same perilous path. The recent posturing by figures like Kennedy Agyapong and Bryan Acheampong, whose rhetoric hints at a sense of financial entitlement to the flagbearer contest, is a dangerous form of political arrogance. It is an act of political suicide driven by a chaotic belief that money can supersede merit, principles, and the collective will of the people.

A party’s endorsement is a trust given by the people, not a dividend paid to a shareholder. The moment a political party reduces its leadership to a contest of who has contributed the most, it ceases to be a movement and becomes a syndicate. This is the surest path to political oblivion, not just for an individual, but for an entire political tradition.

History has spoken, and its lesson is timeless: the heart of a party beats for its principles, not its bank account.

 J. A. Sarbah

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