The Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Hassan Tampuli, has reaffirmed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) commitment to its national character, cautioning against attempts to frame the party along ethnic or religious lines.
Speaking at a political engagement in Gushegu in support of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s bid, Mr. Tampuli stressed that the NPP was founded on principles of inclusivity, national unity, and broad-based participation, not sectional interests.
He said Ghana’s political history and constitutional framework clearly reject discrimination based on tribe, religion or region, noting that the NPP’s philosophical roots are firmly anchored in those principles.
According to the Gushegu MP, the party’s foundations are tied to key moments in the country’s constitutional and political development, beginning with the passage of the Avoidance of Discrimination Act in 1957 under the government of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
He explained that the Act outlawed sectional, tribal, and religious political parties, a principle later reinforced in Article 55(4) of the 1992 Constitution.
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