A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana's Political Science Department has criticised the opposition NPP’s ongoing Thank You Tour, describing it as a misplaced priority that should have been handled with a simple press release.

Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante, speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, April 28, said the tour is a distraction from the real work needed to heal the internal divisions within the party after its fractious primaries.

“I don’t think it’s necessary,” he said. “We have more pressing issues that I would have thought the party will spend more time looking at in detail.”

He pointed to the bitter primaries as a key example of unresolved tensions.

“We saw the bickering and the rancour that characterised the party’s parliamentary and presidential primaries, and it fed into the whole electoral process,” he said.

“You cannot discount this.”

Dr. Asah-Asante warned that failing to address the internal cracks could cost the party dearly.

“Even though I have not seen their report, this is something that lingers on within the political space,” he said.

“It is an opportune time for them to look at it, deal with it, so that people who are aggrieved, who are disenchanted, you can get them back.”

He mentioned notable figures that the party risks losing if issues remain unresolved.

“The likes of Amoako Baah, Afoko and co,” he said. “These are matters that the party needs to deal with at home.”

On the purpose and timing of the Thank You Tour, Dr. Asah-Asante was blunt.

“The thank you tour could have saved us from the situation with a press release,” he said.

“You go into these specific ones that are really rearing their ugly heads into the whole political business within the party and creating all manner of problems.”

He concluded with a sharp dismissal of the tour’s value. “For me, the tour is a waste of time,” he said.