By Prince Ahenkorah
The 2024 flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who after losing the 2024 elections blames everyone, has once again reiterated that the party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections was not due to the strength of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), but rather because many NPP supporters stayed away from the polls.
Speaking at the launch of his “Our Journey Together” campaign in the Sene East Constituency on Wednesday, October 15, Dr. Bawumia said data from the 2024 elections revealed that the NPP lost over two million votes compared to its 2020 performance, while the NDC’s margin of victory was 1.7 million votes.
“NPP’s votes went down. About 2.1 million people who voted for us in 2020 did not vote in 2024. These were NPP members, we simply didn’t vote,” he said.
Dr. Bawumia maintained that if those members had participated, the NPP would have emerged victorious.
“John Mahama secured victory with 1.7 million votes. If our 2.1 million members had turned out, we would have won. That is why I said it wasn’t the NDC that won the election, it was the NPP that lost it,” he added.
He expressed optimism about the party’s prospects in the 2028 elections, emphasizing the need for unity and voter mobilization.
“So, I am confident that, by the grace of God, if we resolve our internal issues and go out to vote, we will win the next election,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dr. Bawumia has earlier lambasted the Akufo-Addo administration, which he chaired as head of the Economic Management Team, for reckless management of the economy leading to the high cost of living, arrogance of power, among other factors that led the NPP to lose power in 2024.
In a video on X, the former Vice President in the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration said they failed to listen to party members during their eight years in power and paid the price for it.
“If you consider all the studies we have done so far, the big issues are the cost of living. The prices of goods went up, and that led to financial difficulties for many. There was also arrogance of power. We did not listen to the party members. Our members asked us to conduct a reshuffle, but for eight years, we did not listen to the party members. Our members told us they did not like the e-levy, but we did not listen. The members also told us to desist from the haircut, but we failed.”