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Justin Frimpong Kodua, General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has attributed the party’s defeat in the 2024 general election to key findings in the Mike Oquaye committee report.
Speaking to NPP stakeholders during the Western Region meetings on the opening day of the party’s “Thank You Tour,” led by Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Kodua emphasised that while the details of the report would remain confidential for “strategic reasons,” certain aspects, particularly the reasons behind the party’s loss, needed to be shared to ensure effective implementation of the committee’s recommendations.
He further stated that the government’s actions and in-actions played a significant role in the party’s electoral defeat.
Among the issues he pointed out were the government’s failure to prioritise key projects in the party’s strongholds, the poor relationship between the government and the party, the arrogance of power, and internal bickering, among others.
Meanwhile, former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated that certain policies by the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) government led to their defeat in the 2024 general elections.
He explained that the arrogance of power, which made the government insensitive to the plight of Ghanaians, incurred people’s wrath, causing them to vote against the party in large numbers.
The 2024 NPP flagbearer also indicated that the rising inflation during Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government tenure, as well as the introduction of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), played a major role in making the party unpopular.
“When you study all the reports we have so far, certain factors are highlighted. These include the high cost of living; the prices of goods and services went up, leaving many Ghanaians struggling. Another factor that was highlighted is the arrogance of power; we were not willing to listen.
“The party members told us to conduct a reshuffle, but after eight years, we didn’t listen. The party members told us they didn’t want the E-levy, but we implemented it. Again, the party members told us that the DDEP would be a major challenge, but we went ahead and implemented it. Things were bad, and we were unable to pay NABCO, those employed under the youth and afforestation programs, caterers, and others who were also not being paid,” he explained, as reported by citinewsroom.com.
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