Whether it's a fluke or part of a larger plot, the sudden death of a New Patriotic Party executive or member during an election year never fails to make headlines. In 2024, the year of John Kumah's death and also an election year, the same pattern may be repeating itself. An odd pattern has been observed, which has puzzled political scientists: every time a New Patriotic Party (NPP) executive or member dies in an election year, the party also wins the presidential and parliamentary races.
Many are beginning to wonder if this strange trend is due to anything more than chance because it has occurred in successive election cycles. One such incident happened in 2016 with the untimely death of Hon. Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu, a well-known NPP member of parliament. In the same election year, Akufo Addo's New Patriotic Party (NPP) won the presidency and a majority of legislative seats.
In the same vein, the 2016 election victory of the NPP and the death of its former chairman, Mr. Jacob Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey, occurred simultaneously.
In 2020, during the elections, the tragic loss of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, better known as Sir John, the former general secretary of the NPP, brought the past full circle. The NPP maintained its grip on power after the elections, despite the gloomy atmosphere surrounding his premature death.
Now, in the year 2024, the peculiar association between NPP fatalities and electoral triumph has been revived by the recent passing of Ejisu MP John Kumah. The question on everyone's mind as the party prepares for another hotly contested election is whether the NPP will be struck again by lightning. Dead we say is indeed inevitable. Let us know what you think about this article.
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