Governance analyst Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah has questioned the drastic decline in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) electoral fortunes in northern Ghana under the leadership of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
Speaking on Channel One TV, Dr. Boakye-Danquah compared the voting patterns from the 2020 and 2024 elections, suggesting that the numbers pointed directly to Bawumia’s lack of impact in his home base.
“Why is it that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the entire northern sector will have about 35% of the vote, and John Dramani Mahama would have about 65% of the vote, and Nana Addo will go ahead and win the 2020 election?” he asked.
“And why is it that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia becomes the flagbearer and goes into the election, and he has over 22%—a reduction from 35% to 22%?
“Why would John Dramani Mahama ascend from 65% almost to 72% in the entire northern sector?” Dr. Boakye-Danquah continued.
His comments come in reaction to recent statements by Dr. Bawumia, who has insisted that he should not be blamed for the NPP’s 2024 defeat.
The former Vice President argued that the findings of the Prof. Mike Oquaye-led committee report provide a clearer picture of the party’s shortcomings.
