A member of the Constitutional and Legal Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has identified four major reasons why the party lost the general elections in 2024.
On Monday, July 21, while appearing on Channel One TV’s The Point of View with Bernard Avle, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah referenced the conclusions of the committee headed by Prof. Mike Oquaye, which was charged with investigating the causes of the party’s electoral defeat.
He clarified that the committee determined that the NPP’s poor performance was primarily caused by internal operational conflicts, economic difficulties, party corporate governance shortcomings, and a generalized sense of exclusion from decision-making processes.
“The Mike Oquaye committee was established to review our performance in the election. In every election, whether we win or lose, we do an introspection. The committee report highlighted four major issues.
“There were issues of governance policy, particularly on the economy, that were raised. It appears that was a major item. The majority of people said they either didn’t vote or voted against us because of their view that we had not been able to resolve the economic challenges robustly enough, in their opinion.”
He further emphasized challenges in internal structures:
“There were issues of party corporate governance. So you will find that things broke down on the ground in some parts because of issues of corporate governance. Corporate governance within the party had its own challenges.
“Number three, we had issues of operations—who has the power to do this and that. And finally, you had the perception at the party that when it comes to decision-making in the party, a lot of people are excluded. People who have to participate don’t participate, and the ownership of those decisions and advancing the course of those decisions suffer.”
Mr. Oppong Nkrumah pointed to the recently concluded National Delegates Conference as a major step in the party’s efforts to enact reforms in accordance with the committee’s recommendations.
Party officials, representatives, and supporters convened the meeting on Saturday, July 19, at the University of Ghana Stadium, to discuss internal issues and determine the NPP’s future course.
