WHY DID NPP LOSE ELECTION 2024? By Ishaq Kyei-Brobbey- Lecturer at Kumasi Technical University writes;

taxes; e-levy, covid levy, 10% betting tax, etc, amidst fierce public resistance.



*3. INTERNAL PARTY REASONS*

These issues included but not limited to the removal of delegates from constituency albums, excessive monetization, discord between and among MPs, MMDCEs, and Constituency Chairmen, late presidential primaries etc.



*4. CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT REASONS*

In some constituencies, campaign team formation and coordination were not effective due to perceived disagreements and petty squabbles among the tripod –  Chairman, MP/PC, and MMDCEs. There were allegations of resources sent to constituencies not getting to the base for canvassers to harness votes. Allegations of some new campaign groups and influential persons whose involvement in the campaigns at the local levels kind of pushed equally loyal campaign teams away amidst feelings of mistrust and confusion.



*MISCELLANEOUS REASONS*

There were additional reasons for the NPP election defeat in election 2024 including the unsavory utterances of some political stalwarts, reshuffle debacle, perception of corruption, perception of state capture, perceived and real arrogance of power, feeling of neglect by government appointees, allegations of sale of government scholarships and job opportunities to party people, unfair distribution of infrastructure projects etc. etc.



*RELIGION AND ETHNICITY OF FLAGBEARER*

The Ashanti Regional Research report, the Rev. Prof. Mike Oquaye national research report, the international report by Konrad Adenhaur, Global Info Analytics research by Mussa Dankwa, and related reports churned out by other academic researchers in the Universities in Ghana do NOT point to the Flagbearer’s religion and ethnic origin as the causes of NPP’s 2024 election defeat.



Let us examine some figures in election 2024 relative to election 2020. The NPP votes declined in all the 16 regions regions of Ghana, *except* the North East Region where the Flagbearer hails from, where votes increased by over 20,000. In Greater Accra, NPP votes fell short over 570,000, 430,000 in Ashanti Region, over 250,000 in Eastern Region and over 230,000 in Central Region, just to mention a few. In the 5 Northern Regions put together, NPP votes declined by just 164,000, a kind of votes that could have been cancelled by excess votes from only three constituencies in Ashanti Region, if we had voted.



Indeed, some of the Akan Presidential Candidate aspirants in NPP must develop proper campaign messages in order to attract delegates votes. So far, some of them and the key officers of their campaign teams are just beating about the bush.



*Ishaq Kyei-Brobbey*

Member, Post Election 2024 Ashanti Regional Research Team. Member, Ashanti Regional Communications Team. TESCON Patron, Kumasi Technical University.