NPP's February Polls Showed Mahama Leading by 10 Points - Nana Akomea

Accra, Ghana - A stunning revelation has emerged from a key member of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's campaign team, Nana Akomea, that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) had internal knowledge of their impending defeat in the 2024 presidential election as early as February.

In an interview on Metro Tv's 'Good Morning Ghana' show, Nana Akomea, the Vice Chairman of the Dr Bawumia 2024 Campaign team revealed that, internal research conducted by the party in February showed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, John Dramani Mahama, was leading by a significant margin of ten percentage points.

“In February, March, they [NDC] were leading with about 10 percentage points, which is quite alarming. But by September, October, it had come down to about 2. And so we were very confident. It was a new momentum so we knew that there was going to be a lot of apathy, a lot of disgruntlement among our supporters,'' he stated.

Although the gap narrowed to just two percentage points by September and October, instilling a sense of optimism within the NPP camp, the final election results declared on December 9, 2024, confirmed Mahama's victory.

Mahama secured 6,328,397 votes, representing 56.55% of the total votes cast, while Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia trailed behind with 4,657,304 votes, accounting for 41.61% of the votes.

The substantial disparity in voter turnout and the margin of victory have left the NPP grappling for answers. Nana Akomea emphasized the need for an investigation into the voter turnout, citing the massive 2 million people who stayed away from the polls.

 "Anything else would just be a projection and so on. So we knew that the monthly poll showed us clearly [Mahama's victory], and for a massive 2 million people to stay away, it's really massive and we have to find out why,'' he added.

Source: Lead News Online