Nana Akomea, Vice Chairman of the Dr. Bawumia 2024 Campaign Team, has revealed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) foresaw the outcome of the election months before the voting took place.
In an interview on Good Morning Ghana on Metro TV, Akomea shared that internal research conducted by the NPP in February 2024 showed that National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, John Dramani Mahama, was leading by ten percentage points.
While acknowledging fluctuations in the polls, Akomea noted, “In February and March, the NDC was leading by about 10 percentage points, which was quite concerning.”
However, by September and October, Akomea said the gap had narrowed to about 2 percentage points, boosting the NPP’s confidence. He further commented on the emerging momentum, anticipating voter apathy and dissatisfaction among the party’s supporters.
Despite the closing gap, which had instilled some hope, the final tally was a stark reminder of earlier predictions.
Mr. Akomea expressed the need for an investigation into the voter turnout, stating, “Anything else would just be a projection and so on. So we knew that the monthly poll showed us clearly [Mahama’s victory], and for a massive 2 million people to stay away, it’s really massive and we have to find out why.”
The Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Mensa, officially declared the results on December 9, 2024, confirming John Dramani Mahama as the winner with 6,328,397 votes, or 56.55% of the total vote. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia followed in second place with 4,657,304 votes, representing 41.61% of the votes cast.
The substantial voter turnout difference and the wide margin of victory have prompted the NPP to seek answers in order to better understand the electorate’s sentiments and identify the factors that contributed to their defeat.
