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Dr Mahamudu Bawumia [L] and Dr Charles Wereko-Brobbey
A founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Charles Wereko-Brobbey, has attributed the party’s electoral defeat not to its presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, but to what he describes as a string of failed policies under the NPP government.
Speaking in an interview with TV3 monitored by GhanaWeb, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Volta River Authority(VRA) in a candid assessment of the party’s performance, urged the NPP leadership to focus less on defending its choice of candidate and more on a sincere reflection of why Ghanaians voted against them in such large numbers.
“What I expect from the opposition party is to be more concerned about examining the reasons for its very bad performance in the last election and the huge rejection that Ghanaians gave to them,” he said.
According to him, the 2024 defeat was not a repudiation of Dr. Bawumia’s candidacy but rather a reaction to the government’s inability to deliver on key promises. He warned that attempting to reframe the loss as a communication failure rather than a performance issue would only deepen public disillusionment.
“No amount of trying to use the current session of Parliament to tell Ghanaians that you did not understand our achievements is going to change the fact that we have never seen such a huge defeat,” he noted.
He stressed that the path back to political relevance lies not in personalities but in rebuilding public trust through honest self-assessment and clear policy alternatives.
“I don’t think that better picture is determined by who your candidate is. It will be determined by the conviction of Ghanaians that you have learnt your lessons and are in a better place to offer something more compelling than what Mahama is offering in his tenure,” he added.
Dr. Wereko-Brobbey concluded by reminding the NPP that electoral victories are earned through performance and inspiration, not by default.
“We don’t vote governments out; we vote governments in. So it is the hope and conviction you give people that, given another chance, you will do better, that is what wins elections.”
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