Dr. Bryan Acheampong, Member of Parliament for Abetifi Constituency and a flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has attributed the party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections to what he described as a wrong choice of presidential candidate.
Addressing party delegates at an engagement in Atwima Mponua and nearby constituencies, Dr Acheampong said the election outcome exposed deep structural weaknesses within the party and signalled an urgent need for reform. He described the defeat as unprecedented, noting that the NPP lost entirely in seven regions during the election period.
According to him, the party failed to win a single constituency in the Volta, Oti, Upper East, Upper West, Savanna, Bono East and Western North regions, a situation he said had never occurred in the party’s political history. He argued that such results reflected a gradual decline in the party’s electoral strength.
Dr Acheampong further highlighted what he termed the most painful aspect of the defeat, pointing to President John Dramani Mahama’s victory in the Savanna Region, his home region, as well as his success in winning three constituencies in the North East Region, the home region of the NPP’s 2024 presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. He said these outcomes raised serious concerns about leadership and strategy within the party.
The former Minister of Agriculture also cited the party’s performance in the Western Region, where the NPP secured only one out of 17 constituencies. He added that even that lone victory was achieved with a narrow margin, which he said underscored the extent of the party’s electoral challenges.
Dr Acheampong further attributed part of the defeat to the party’s poor showing in Zongo communities across the country. He stated that out of an estimated 3,000 Zongo communities nationwide, the NPP won support in only one during the 2024 elections.
Questioning the party’s future electoral prospects, Dr Acheampong asked whether the NPP could once again entrust its leadership to a candidate who presided over what he described as a massive defeat in 2024. He called on delegates to support a leader capable of reforming the party’s structures and repositioning it for victory in the 2028 general elections.
