Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the former Vice President and the 2024 flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has listed the erstwhile Akufo-Addo government sins that led to the 2024 election defeat.
According to Dr Bawumia, hardship in the country, arrogance displayed by his government, e-levy, the debt restructuring program and the lack of reshuffling of ministerial portfolios caused the NPP’s defeat.
Speaking to members of the party in Takoradi on April 26, as part of the NPP’s Thank You tour in the Western Region, Dr Bawumia stated, “The studies we have done so far, the big issues that people complained about were; the cost of living, there was hardship, arrogance of power and the debt restructuring program. The party suggested we reshuffle our ministerial portfolios.
For eight years we never listened. The party advised against the implementation of the e-levy, and the debt restructuring program. And yet we never listened,” Dr Bawumia lamented.
Dr Bawumia added, “The president announced there would be no haircut, all Ghanaians were happy, but when it came we gave haircuts. When you look the government was not paying NABCO anymore, where not paying afforestation, and the caterers were also not being paid.
Also, in most of the regions that the majority of our votes come from we did not develop the place, the Western Region the roads, the Market Circle we were not able to complete it”.
He further asserted that going into the 2024 elections the NPP was not united.
Meanwhile, Kennedy Agyapong a former Member of Parliament for Assin Central has told the New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives to grant amnesty to Alan Kyerematen, Paul Afoko and other suspended members.
According to Kennedy Agyapong, everybody who has been suspended by the party must be recalled for the party to unite.
Kennedy Agyapong stated, “If we ever stand a chance to unite, I charge the national executives to grant amnesty to Afoko, Alan and everybody who has been suspended by the party. Let’s recall them to the party and unite”
“I will stand on behalf of the NPP party to apologize to everybody NPP has offended.
“What I am talking about is not about ego. It is about peace. It should not be difficult for any of us here to admit we have wronged a lot of our party people, hence their decision not to vote for us”, he added.
Alan Kyerematen after the NPP’s primaries defeat left to form the Movement for Change, to contest the 2024 general election as an independent candidate
Paul Afoko was accused by party supporters of undermining Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s chances of winning the 2016 elections.
He was subsequently indefinitely suspended in 2015 while serving as the party’s Chairman.
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— Muhammad Yaasiin (@Hajjyass70) April 26, 2025
