‘If I lose 2028, my job is done’ – Eugene Boakye Antwi sets accountability standard

Former Subin Member of Parliament and New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary hopeful Eugene Boakye Antwi has made a firm commitment to resign if the party fails to win the 2028 general election under his leadership.

Antwi says he would not cling to the position if the party gives him the responsibility of leading its administration into the next presidential and parliamentary elections.

His position has emerged as one of the strongest accountability statements in the ongoing contest for the NPP General Secretary position.

Speaking on Joy News, Mr Antwi said that should he become General Secretary and subsequently lead the party into the 2028 election, he would accept responsibility if the NPP loses.

“If I sit here today, God willing, on the 3rd of October when I’m the General Secretary of our party and I take the party to the 2028 election, I lose it, my job is done,” he said.

He went further to explain that he would voluntarily make way for another person rather than remain in office after an electoral defeat.

“I have to leave the scene quietly and let somebody else come and take the stage. It’s as simple as that,” he added.

Accountability at the centre of his campaign

Antwi’s position forms part of his broader argument that NPP General Secretaries must be held accountable for the party’s performance at the polls.

He has questioned why the party’s current General Secretary remained in office following the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 general election, pointing to previous instances where General Secretaries were replaced after unsuccessful elections.

For Antwi, electoral responsibility should not be separated from the person entrusted with coordinating the party’s organisational machinery.

His comments therefore place accountability at the heart of his campaign as he seeks the mandate of NPP delegates.

‘My job is done’

The former MP’s declaration also draws a clear line around what he considers personal responsibility.

Rather than waiting for pressure from within the party after a possible defeat, he says he would voluntarily step aside and allow another person to take charge.

The pledge comes as the NPP prepares for its national executive elections on October 3, 2026.

Antwi is contesting the General Secretary position alongside Justin Kodua Frimpong, Sylvester Tetteh and Charles Dwamena.

As the race enters its final stretch, his promise to resign if the party loses in 2028 has added a major accountability theme to the contest and placed his proposed leadership approach firmly before NPP delegates.