Former Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has stated that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia would have performed worse if the 2024 presidential election was held in August instead of December.
According to the 2024 manifesto committee chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), there were early signs of defeat, and the party’s candidate, who was then the vice president, would have suffered from the implications of economic conditions at the time, which had improved by December.
“I started seeing signs that the election would not be easy, but we still hoped for a better outcome. The fact that the elections were held in December allowed us to regain some support,” he is reported to have told Kumasi-based Nhyira FM in an interview.
“If they had been conducted in August, Dr. Bawumia would have polled around 30% against John Mahama because, at that time, economic hardships were severe.
“However, conditions improved as we approached the elections, including the economic situation,” the former MP added.
Dr. Bawumia polled 4,877,611 votes (41.75%) against the winner of the 2024 election, John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress, who polled 6,591,790 (56.42%).
Following the party’s defeat, the Ashanti Regional chairman of the party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, alias Chairman Wontumi, inaugurated a fact-finding committee led by the former Majority Leader.
A report by the committee highlights key factors that led to the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.
Some of the highlighted factors include internal wranglings, economic factors, as well as the attitude of party and government officials.
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