Edward Ennin, former Member of Parliament for the Obuasi East constituency in the Ashanti Region has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of the tremendous defeat of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) in the 2024 general election.
According to him, the president has left the party in a "ditch," failing to take decisive action against the impunity exhibited by some of his appointees.
In an interview with TV3, Ennin highlighted deep cracks within the party:
"Most of his actions did not help the party at all. So the president is also somebody we should blame for this defeat. We have to blame him."
Ennin revealed that, at some point, he was forced to distance himself from the president and his appointees:
"At some point, I wasn't close to them. I got pissed off because me, I will speak my mind. I'll tell you what it is. I. Because I don't depend on anyone."
He added:
"The day I realised Nana supported a CPP member to become a national chairman, I told my friends and people around me that this president would kill the party before he knew. And it has happened. We witnessed it now."
The former politician has called for a complete overhaul of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to unite disillusioned members and address internal challenges. He makes a point that this restructuring should begin with a revamp of the party's leadership and include efforts to bring back Alan Kyerematen, who left to form the Movement for Change and run in the 2024 election.
The MP for Subin Eugene Boakye Antwi in a related development held former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta accountable for the NPP’s electoral loss. In a recent statement, Antwi argued that the party’s failure to heed calls for Ofori-Atta’s removal, despite public outcry over his management of the economy, turned away voters and led to widespread disillusionment.
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa on Monday, January 9, declared the leader of the main opposition party of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama, as the winner of the 2024 general elections. Mahama obtained 6,328,397 votes (56.55%), defeating Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who garnered 4,657,304 votes (41.61%).
The NPP also suffered significant losses in parliamentary seats nationwide, particularly in the Greater Accra and Central Regions.
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