A senior member of Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum’s campaign team has criticised the timing of the recently signed NPP presidential aspirants’ peace pact, warning it may have a limited impact on party unity ahead of the January 31 primary.

George Opoku Amponsah's remarks followed the peace pact signed by all five NPP presidential aspirants on January 22, 2026, aimed at promoting unity, respect for the electoral process, and support for the eventual winner ahead of the party’s primary.

Speaking on Luv Fm, Mr Amponsah expressed disappointment in the timing of the peace pact, arguing that it should have been introduced much earlier in the campaign to prevent hostilities and negative rhetoric among supporters of the various aspirants.

“If you allow followers of the various aspirants to cast assertion at each other at the beginning of the campaign, and you entrench the emnity between parties, then it gets to the latter part of the process and then you cause them to sign a pact which cannot be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction, I think it is not so well in the interest of the party. It should have been earlier,” he remarked.

He added that the peace pact has no retrospective effect, as the things people have said against each other in the past are things to be easily forgotten.

According to him, whatever is going to be done after the pact, “is just going to be for the cameras”.

Mr Amponsah noted that enforcing unity at the final stages without addressing past transgressions may have a limited impact.

According to him, there are instances where regional chairmen and deputy communication directors at the national level throw jabs in the media, but have gone unpunished.

He contended that unless the party is willing to sanction individuals, regardless of their rank, who violate the spirit of unity, the peace pact risks being seen as symbolic rather than substantive. “I think we should be bold enough to punish them, irrespective of the position they hold,” he added.

Mr Amponsah further emphasised that Dr. Adutwum’s campaign has consistently prioritised peace and unity. He highlighted that Dr Adutwum has firmly instructed his team not to engage in personal attacks or divisive language, unlike some supporters of other aspirants.

“If you want to focus on a candidate who embodies unity, there is none other apart from Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum,” he stressed.

He therefore urged NPP delegates to support Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum, citing his exemplary conduct throughout his service as MP, Deputy Minister, and substantive Minister of Education.

“The track record speaks for itself, that he is somebody who could be trusted. He is somebody who has a genuine heart to serve his people, and contemporary politics should be about people in the shape of Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum,” Mr Amponsah said.