Akomea's claim inaccurate; NPP didn't know it will lose the elections as of February 2024 - Miracles Aboagye

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, spokesperson for NPP presidential candidate in the just-ended general elections, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has refuted claims that the party knew they were going to lose the elections as early as February 2024.

This response follows a statement by Nana Akomea, a member of Dr. Bawumia's campaign team, who revealed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was aware of the likely outcome of the 2024 elections as early as February. According to Akomea, research conducted by the NPP in February 2024 showed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, John Dramani Mahama, was leading by ten points.

He further stated that the gap narrowed by October 2024, giving the NPP some hope, but the final results reflected what had been initially projected. Speaking on Good Morning Ghana on Metro TV on December 13, 2024, Nana Akomea noted that the NPP was aware of the NDC’s impending victory, though the magnitude of the gap was surprising and required further investigation.

“In February and March, they [NDC] were leading with about 10 percentage points, which was quite alarming. But by September and October, it had come down to about 2 points. So we were very confident. There was new momentum, and we knew there was a lot of apathy and disgruntlement among our supporters. Anything else would just be a projection. So the monthly polls showed us clearly [Mahama's victory], and for a massive 2 million people to stay away, it's really significant, and we have to find out why,” Akomea said.

However, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, speaking on Joy FM's News File show, monitored by Ghanaweb, described Nana Akomea's claims as inaccurate.

“Maybe he [Nana Akomea] does, but that is not accurate. That is not accurate. I mean, in February, we had just had our candidate for two months. That can’t be correct. Unless maybe Nana Akomea was referring to the polls. You know, as of 2022, it was a drastic loss.

"In fact, before Dr. Bawumia was elected, people were even wondering what kind of messaging we were going to put out and tell the people. So maybe that is what Nana Akomea was referring to. But February was two months after Dr. Bawumia’s election—you couldn’t have even done a proper poll on him anyway, so that cannot be correct.”

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, emerged as the winner of the December 7, 2024, presidential election, garnering 6,328,397 votes (representing 56.55%), while the New Patriotic Party flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, finished second with 4,657,304 votes (representing 41.61%).

Did the NPP know they were going to lose the elections?

Dennis Miracles Aboagye refutes claims that the party knew they were going to lose the elections as of February, 2024.

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