Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team, has attributed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) loss in the 2024 general elections to a low voter turnout among party members.
“One of the key reasons for this result, based on the data, is that our people didn’t turn out to vote, and that is the fact,” he stated.
Citing statistics during an appearance on Newsfile on Saturday, December 14, Aboagye highlighted the decline in NPP votes across regions.
In the Ahafo region, the NPP’s votes dropped from 145,000 in 2020 to 113,000 in 2024, while the NDC increased from 116,000 to 130,000. Similarly, in Greater Accra, the NPP’s votes fell dramatically from 1,253,179 in 2020 to just 681,000 in 2024.
In contrast, Alhassan Suhuyini, the Member of Parliament for Tamale North, argued that the NPP’s defeat stemmed from their poor governance, which alienated many Ghanaians and contributed to the outcome.
Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One News on Saturday, Suhuyini emphasised that the NPP’s governance left much to be desired, leading to widespread dissatisfaction among the electorate.
Despite this, he urged the NDC to move past the funfair and understand the responsibility placed on them by Ghanaians.
“It is a victory that requires reflection. The funfair should be over by now. We need to understand the level of responsibility that has been placed on His Excellency the President’s shoulders and by extension the shoulders of the NDC. The margin of victory should not let us lose sight of the fact that expectation is also that high.
“Yes, the NPP was abysmal in government. Their style of leadership in many instances provoked people and I am sure it is that provocation that has manifested in the endorsement that the NDC got,” he stated.
