The NPP General Secretary has argued that the party’s loss in the 2024 general elections was part of a broader global trend that saw incumbent governments being voted out due to economic pressures and shifting political dynamics.
According to Justin Frimpong Kodua, the NPP’s defeat should not be viewed in isolation but rather in the context of international patterns of voter behaviour.
Speaking on Channel One TV on Wednesday, 18 June, Mr Kodua explained that while the NPP was conducting an internal review of its electoral performance, it was important for Ghanaians to recognise the broader forces at play.
“Certainly, the election in 2024 is something that, if we are to do retrospection, there were several factors that caused our defeat. It is not only restricted to governance,” he said.
He cited waning enthusiasm among the party’s base as a key domestic factor.
“Apathy also set in within the party, and then there’s the normal political cycle, many Ghanaians feel that after eight years in power, there should be a change in government,” he stated.
Mr Kodua further noted that this cyclical expectation contributed to the desire for political change at the ballot box.
Beyond Ghana’s borders, he pointed to global events that had negatively affected economies and, by extension, incumbent popularity.
“Do you know that as many as 60 countries’ incumbent governments lost the elections? What happened to us was part of a trend happening across the globe,” he asserted.
He referenced the economic aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war as having severely strained national economies, including Ghana’s.
