We are still in disbelief with the outcome of the 2024 Parliamentary Results - Justin Kodua
Accra, Ghana - 16 Jan, 2025 - Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP) is reeling from a stunning defeat in the 2024 parliamentary elections, with General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua expressing shock and disappointment over the outcome.
The NPP had provided unprecedented support to its parliamentary candidates, but despite this, the party suffered significant losses.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen show on Tuesday, January 14, Mr. Kodua acknowledged that the party's poor performance was partly due to widespread apathy among its ranks, which affected both presidential and parliamentary outcomes.
In the previous election, the NPP and National Democratic Congress (NDC) had been neck and neck, with 137 seats each. However, the 9th Parliament has seen a dramatic shift, with the NDC now holding 183 seats and the NPP reduced to just 88 seats, plus four independent MPs.
Mr. Kodua has attributed the party's losses to the imposition of certain candidates on constituencies in the past, but insisted that the NPP had learned from its mistakes.
He highlighted the party's commitment to transparency, citing the establishment of an album validation committee to prevent misunderstandings among party members.
“We are still in disbelief; the election outcome has left us stunned.”
“We made a commitment to ensure such incidents did not recur in the 2023/2024 primaries. I believe you can attest that we conducted one of the most transparent and efficient parliamentary primaries in our party’s history, free of any controversy. Constituencies were given the full opportunity to elect their preferred candidates to lead them in the 2024 election.”
“The committee, chaired by Prof. Mike Oquaye, will conduct a thorough investigation to uncover what truly transpired.”
“The level of apathy that permeated the party during the 2024 elections had a significant impact on both the presidential and parliamentary candidates,'' he added.
Source: Lead News Online
