Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu claims that the party expected to lose the election because of the lack of enthusiasm among supporters during Dr. Bawumia's campaign. He said that if the December votes had been held earlier in the year, the NPP would have received 30 percent. Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu acknowledged that the government was facing challenges in August 2024. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu explained on Nhyira FM, "Previously, when we were traveling and people saw us on a bus, they would greet us with euphoria and happiness on the road and raise our hands. This time, it was not there, and we realized we were in a real battle." "I was getting the impression that it would be challenging, but we still
"Things were tough in August, but by December, the economy was starting to improve a little, and Bawumia was also there with people seeing him," the chairman of the NPP manifesto committee continued. After Bawumia finished speaking, one of God's men tapped me and said, "Leader, this man is good. I can feel his sincerity and humility." I recall that we had a meeting with several church leaders. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia did his share, but there were several things working against him, according to Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu. Meanwhile, 80% of Ghanaians voted against Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the NPP's presidential candidate, due to former President Akufo-Addo, according to Mussa Dankwah, Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics.
Mussa Dankwah claims that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's support for Akufo-Addo is the reason why Ghanaians voted against him. He pointed out that when Dr. Bawumia claimed to be only a mate in the Akufo-Addo administration, he attempted to distance himself from the president. "We have done some work; I think the blame goes to Nana Addo," Mussah Dankwah explained on Peace FM, adding that roughly 80% of voters hold Addo accountable for the NPP's defeat. 80 percent, which is extremely high, and secondly, Bawumia was unable to remove himself from Nana Addo due to his ties to her, regardless of his campaign performance. If you recall those conversations with your mate, he was attempting to persuade people to distance themselves from Nana Addo, which would have
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