Physician, author, and politician Dr. Arthur Kobina Kennedy has criticised the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), saying the party needs to embark on an apology tour, not a thank you tour.

Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, April 28, Dr. Kennedy said the NPP has more to atone for than to celebrate.

“I actually think that we need an apology tour rather than a thank you tour,” he declared.

“We should be apologising to the country for our bad governance.”

He argued that the party has failed to confront the real reasons for its declining public trust.

“We should also have an accountability process in which we should hold to account the leaders of our previous government and agencies whose mis-governance, arrogance and corruption caused our defeat,” he said.

Dr. Kennedy said genuine repentance and accountability would do more to restore the party’s image than public displays of gratitude.

“That will give us more credibility with the public,” he added.

He also raised concerns about the internal tensions within the NPP following its presidential primaries.

“The primary that led to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s selection was characterised by a little bit of rancour,” he noted. “Someone lost an eye. There was violence actually.”

Dr. Kennedy warned that the party has not done enough to heal those wounds.

“I am told that even on this Thank You Tour, some slaps have been exchanged,” he said. “Which shows that there is a need for more behind-the-scenes reconciliation and other things before we take it public.”

He said the timing and tone of the tour suggest that the party is rushing to secure political ground rather than rebuilding trust from within.

“It is clear that Dr. Bawumia is trying to make his case ahead of his competitors. Everybody knows that,” he said.

Dr. Kennedy stressed that the path to electoral success lies not in performance tours but in sincere introspection.

“The public is watching,” he warned. “We need to show that we’ve learned from our mistakes. A Thank You Tour doesn’t do that.”