Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team, has called for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to reflect on its defeat in the 2024 general elections and develop strategies for a stronger comeback.
The NPP faced a significant loss to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in what political analysts have described as an unprecedented election outcome.
In an interview on Face to Face with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One TV, Aboagye emphasized the need to reassess the factors that led to the party’s defeat.
He rejected claims that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was solely responsible for the electoral loss, asserting that the defeat was a result of the collective actions of the government apparatus. Aboagye highlighted that appointees who were tasked with executing the President’s agenda also share in the responsibility for the party’s performance.
“I don’t know, I mean it’s the government that lost the elections. I have learnt a lot in this life at a very young age to realise that you win as a team and you lose as a team. I was a Metropolitan Chief Executive, it is possible that in some areas they needed a little bridge, Akufo-Addo has put me there. He’s not in my constituency, he’s not in my municipality, it’s possible that I didn’t do it and the people will be angry at the government
“It wouldn’t necessarily be Akufo-Addo’s direct fault, I could have contributed to it, and some other appointees could have contributed to it. People sitting in oil companies, financial institutions, and public institutions have been entrusted with the responsibility of the president.
“All of us, it is the aggregation of our work that determines or defines the President’s work. I have actually heard people say it’s Akufo-Addo, it’s okay, that is your view.
“But I think that it is appropriate when we say the government, which all of us are part of. And we have to go back, reflect, reassess things, reorganise ourselves and get back stronger.”
