2024 Elections: NAPO was not given a dime from presidency, party to campaign – Adakabre Frimpong Manso alleges

Adakabre Frimpong Manso, a former running mate to the late Madam Akua Donkor, the founder and leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), has asserted that the running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, was not given a campaign budget from the ruling party.

According to Adakabre, who doubles as a morning show host at Despite Media, certain individuals within the party were against NAPO's bid as running mate. As a result, funds for his campaign were opposed, forcing NAPO to personally finance all his campaigns.

Speaking on his show on Neat FM on December 23, 2024, he stated, "Do you know that NAPO, as running mate, was not given a budget for his campaigns? NAPO financed his campaign from his personal pocket. If NAPO likes, he should come and tell me that he was given money to finance his campaign. So what is the importance of them being in government?

"Someone who was selected as running mate, they didn't give him anything to campaign because certain people, "GBKB people", said they don't agree that NAPO should be the running mate. And NAPO was selected because of his affiliation with his grandfather. The presidency gave him not even a dime, and the party the same.

"So, if he had saved his money to go into 2028, wouldn't it have helped him? Why are they doing that? If it is not wickedness, why wouldn't they have given their running mate money to campaign?"

The Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa, on Monday, December 9, 2024, declared John Mahama, the flagbearer of the NDC, the winner in the 2024 presidential elections, with a total of 6,328,397 votes.

Dr. Bawumia of the NPP received 4,657,304 votes.

Mahama's party, the NDC, achieved historic success by gaining a majority in Parliament.



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