Political Science lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Dr. Jonathan Asante, has attributed 60 percent of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) defeat in the 2024 general election to the leadership of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The lecturer’s remarks come in the wake of comments made by the former Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Crabbe, who described the party as weak.
Speaking to Citi News, Dr. Asante highlighted the neglect of party structures as a major contributor to the NPP’s significant electoral loss.
“What happened to them is like what is in Jeremiah, where it is said that the fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children’s teeth are set on edge. I think Mr. Akufo-Addo contributed about 60 percent of Dr. Bawumia’s defeat, and Dr. Bawumia himself contributed about 40 percent.
“Now that being said, the arrogance that the appointees of government displayed, all these things contributed as intangibles that led to that mass opposition to the renewal of their mandate in the 2024 elections. And so the good will is not there. The structures are weak in the sense that it was more or less like a one-man show.”
He also noted that the future of the NDC’s electoral fortunes depends heavily on the performance of the current Mahama-led administration.
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson has allocated GH¢30.8… Read More
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested former Chief Executive Officer of the… Read More
Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has vowed to take decisive action to restore… Read More
Former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, has been released… Read More
The Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB Ghana) has concluded that a… Read More
The investigative committee probing the August 6 military helicopter crash has revealed that the aircraft… Read More