Gabby Otchere-Darko, a prominent member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated that even former President Akufo-Addo has not seen a copy of Prof Mike Oquaye’s Committee report on the NPP 2024 election defeat.
According to Gabby, the situation is unfortunate as the report has not been made available for the party’s former leader to read.
Speaking on Asaase Radio on June 16, 2025, Gabby detailed, “No, I haven’t [seen the report] and I remember asking Akufo-Addo what is in the report. Even he hasn’t seen it, which I think is quite unfortunate. They haven’t had the decency, I must say, to give him a copy.
“The former president (sic) hasn’t seen it and I think that’s quite unfortunate because I’ve heard it being quoted. I’ve heard of the General Secretary quoting it, even the, the flag bearer for 2024 who rightly so must have a copy is also quoting from it, but the former president has not seen the copy. They don’t think it’s important to give him a copy, and he won’t ask for it. If you feel he deserves it, he will take it,” he added.
He further stated, “I haven’t seen the Oquaye report, but I think that the Oquaye report, I hope, starts with Professor Oquaye. You remember the NPP wanted to repeat Professor Oquaye as a Speaker and that didn’t fly. That’s where the NPP’s problems began so, I hope that your Oquaye report takes that into consideration”.
“Look at all the things that the government couldn’t pass and I hope that the Minority Leader now will find a way to articulate those things. Maybe call him here so that people understand the challenges that the government faced,” he added.
Meanwhile, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the former Vice President and the 2024 flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) some months ago listed the erstwhile Akufo-Addo government’s sins that led to the 2024 election defeat as cited in the Prof Mike Oquaye’s Committee report.
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.
