The committee tasked to probe into the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) loss in the 2024 General Elections has presented its findings to the party’s leadership at a closed-door meeting, held yesterday in Accra.
The 12-member Committee, chaired by former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, handed the report to the party’s General Secretary, Mr Justin Kodua Frimpong, at the meeting, The Ghanaian Times has gathered.
After receiving the report, the General Secretary is reported to have taken the National Council and the Council of Elders through the Committee’s recommendations, which have not yet been made public.
The meeting, brought together party official, including members of the National Council and the Council of Elders.
The Committee was established immediately after the recent electoral defeat, and it was charged to investigate the factors that contributed to the NPP’s loss to the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The committee was given a three-month timeline to complete its work, with focus on evaluating the party’s internal elections, campaign strategies, and the challenges that led to the electoral defeat, while proposing actionable solutions for future elections.
According to NPP General Secretary, the Committee’s objective was to conduct a thorough review and provide recommendations to strengthen the party’s operations.
The 2024 elections saw former President John Dramani Mahama achieve victory, securing 6,328,397 votes (56.55 per cent), defeating the NPP’s Presidential Candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who received 4,657,304 votes (41.61 per cent).
Mahama’s victory not only marked a personal political come back, but also represented a significant triumph for the NDC, which gained a majority in Parliament, with more than 180 seats, including those formerly held by the NPP, which includes the Ablekuma West Constituency seat.
Members of the committee were comprising of distinguished academics, experienced politicians, and strategic thinkers.
They included Prof. Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu, Prof. Kofi Osei Akuoko, Prof. Samuel Bert Boadi-Kubi, Dr Felix Yamoah, Dr Joseph Agyapong Darmoe, Mr F.F. Anto, Mr Kwaku Domfe, Gifty Kusi, Abdulai Abanga, Seidu Nasigri, and William Yamoah.
BY BERNARE BENGAN