Mussa Dankwah is the Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics
The Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, has conducted a post-election analysis on the New Patriotic Party, examining incidents that contributed to the party and its flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s loss in the 2024 general elections.
Speaking in an interview on Peace FM on February 10, 2025, Dankwah pointed out that some of the statements, remarks, and actions made by the former president and leader of the NPP, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, during his time in office, worked against Bawumia’s chances of winning.
Dankwah expressed sympathy for Bawumia, adding that the significant efforts he invested into his campaign during the elections ultimately proved futile.
Using instances such as Akufo-Addo’s encounter with some chiefs, where he ordered them to stand up and greet him, Dankwah explained that such actions became an indictment on both Akufo-Addo and Bawumia.
He noted that Bawumia ended up paying the price of his boss’s mistakes, despite having no involvement in them.
“If Akufo-Addo was vying for the presidency himself, some of the things he said and did, he wouldn’t have done that as a candidate. Let’s speak the truth sometimes. We tend to gloss over things and let people get away with blame.
“On the issue with the chiefs, no chief would tell their people to vote for you because of the disrespect. You don’t do that. I felt pity for Bawumia because you could see his energy on the campaign but it was being destroyed by some people,” he said.
In the 2024 Election, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lost to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as John Dramani Mahama emerged victorious.
The NPP’s 2024 presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia secured 41.32% of the total votes, representing 4,735,687 votes, while Mahama secured 56.68% from 6,779,025 votes.
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