VIDEO: NPP foresaw Mahama's victory but... - Nana Akomea
Nana Akomea, a key member of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's campaign team for the 2024 elections, has revealed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was cognizant of the election's outcome months before the polls.
According to Nana Akomea, internal research conducted by the NPP in February 2024 clearly showed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, John Dramani Mahama, was leading by ten points.
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During an appearance on Good Morning Ghana on Metro TV, he explained the fluctuations in the polls, noting, “In February, March, they [NDC] were leading with about 10 percentage points, which is quite alarming. But by September, October, it had come down to about 2. And so we were very confident. It was a new momentum so we knew that there was going to be a lot of apathy, a lot of disgruntlement among our supporters.”
Despite the closing gap, which had instilled some hope, the final tally was a stark reminder of earlier predictions.
Mr. Akomea expressed the need for an investigation into the voter turnout, stating, "Anything else would just be a projection and so on. So we knew that the monthly poll showed us clearly [Mahama's victory], and for a massive 2 million people to stay away, it's really massive and we have to find out why."
The Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson officially declared the results on December 9, 2024, confirming John Dramani Mahama as the winner with 6,328,397 votes, representing 56.55 percent of the vote. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia came in second, securing 4,657,304 votes or 41.61 percent of the total votes cast.
The significant voter turnout disparity and the margin of victory have left the NPP seeking answers to understand the electorate's sentiments and address the factors contributing to their defeat.
Watch the video below;
#Election2024: Our research, as early as February, showed us Mahama was going to win - Nana Akomea, Vice Chairman of Bawumia's Campaign Team#GoodMorningGhana #MetroTV pic.twitter.com/tLbkm6X1MV
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