'How did NPP get the gusto to say they were going to win the election'? – Kwesi Pratt Jnr quizzes

A veteran journalist, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has raised concerns about the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) public statements regarding their chances of winning the 2024 presidential election, despite internal surveys showing a different picture.

Speaking on Good Morning Ghana on Metro TV on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, Pratt brought to attention an interview that took place months before the election, pointing out the NPP's awareness of their electoral defeat.

"You (Randy Abbey) had a discussion with a very prominent person on the Bawumia campaign who actually admitted that about 10 months before the elections they knew that they were going to lose. Yes! And that their study had showed that their votes were appreciating.

"If they knew they were trailing, how did they get the gusto, you know, to be looking us in the face and to be telling us that we're going to win, some claiming that by landslide and so on, when they knew that we're trailing," he said.

Kwesi Pratt went on to question the party's confidence in claiming victory, pointing out the inconsistency between their internal data and public claims.

"My point is simply this, if they knew they were trailing, why did they get the gusto to be looking us in the face and telling us they were going to win, claiming that by landslide and so on. They knew they were trailing," he indicated.

President John Dramani Mahama defeated Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the 2024 Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), with 6,328,397 votes, which represented 56.55% of the valid votes, while Bawumia garnered 4,657,304 votes, representing 41.61%.

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