Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former Member of Parliament (MP) for Bekwai, Joseph Osei-Owusu (Joewise), has justified reasons behind the party’s refusal to make public the party’s post-election report.
According to him, the report is meant to guide the party’s future actions and reorganization efforts following the overwhelming defeat at the December 7, 2024 elections and not for sharing to the Ghanaian public.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) officially received the final report from the committee led by former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, which was tasked with investigating the party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections.
The report was presented during an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Wednesday, April 16, at the Alisa Hotel in Accra.
The 12-member committee was established to examine the factors behind the NPP’s loss of both the presidency and its parliamentary majority in the 2024 elections. The party lost the presidency to the National Democratic Congress’ John Dramani Mahama and experienced a significant decline in its parliamentary seats.
Following the presentation, NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong confirmed receipt of the report and assured that its contents and recommendations would be communicated in due time.
“Today, [Wednesday, April 16], the Committee, led by Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye submitted their report to the National Council. The National Council accepted the report,” he stated.
Joewise’s statement comes amidst calls to make the report public.
Speaking on the matter in an interview on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News on Tuesday, April 28, Osei-Owusu stated that the report has already been fully disseminated to members of the party’s National Council, which represents the leadership structure of the NPP.
He stressed that the report is a strategic tool, not a public document, and cautioned against non-party members making it a subject of public discourse.
“The national council of the party has been fully briefed. The report has been fully disseminated to members of the national council. The national council represents the entire leadership of the party,” he explained.
“It is not intended to inform the public, it is intended to guide us in preparing ourselves [going forward],” Osei-Owusu said. “So let the rumours go around, let the misinformation fly — we will respond… where necessary — but for now, we need that information to guide us to reorganise ourselves and to relaunch our party.”
