Lawyer and National Democratic Congress (NDC) communication team member, Hamza Suhuyini, has stated that the NDC has always been intellectually ahead of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), citing prominent lawyers, academics and political figures who have shaped the party’s history.
Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on October 20, 2026, he challenged the NPP to look back at its political history and identify intellectuals who can match intellectuals in the NDC.
“… Till date, who in the NPP can stand up to the revered Tsatsu Tsikata? So, if you look at the intellectual wing, the NDC has always been ahead”, he stated.
He mentioned the late former President John Evans Atta Mills, former Minister of Local Government, Kwamena Ahwoi, former Attorney General Martin Amidu, lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata and other prominent figures as examples of the NDC’s intellectual strength
Suhuyini argued that the NDC’s intellectual tradition is often overlooked because of the prominence of the revolutionary figures who led the party in its early years.
“If you are not careful, you are likely to focus more on the revolutionary wing and not pay attention to the intellectual wing that even the revolutionaries were deploying.
“Because the revolutionaries at that point, were the face of the party, the likes of Rawlings and Captain Tsikata”, he noted.
Suhuyini also mentioned Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, among the prominent figures associated with the NDC’s intellectual tradition.
“Tell me anybody within that age group, those days who could match up to these personalities in the NPP”, he stated
He maintained that the party’s history should be assessed by considering both its revolutionary roots and the intellectuals who helped shape its political direction.
Source: Ghanaweb
