The Director of Communications of the governing (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, says the party is setting an ambitious target for the 2024 presidential election, to secure between 300,000 and 500,000 votes.
This projection represents a threefold to fivefold increase in voter support compared to the party's performance in 2020.
Addressing a press conference on the "abuse of the electoral loyalty of the Volta Region" on 30th October 2024 at the Regional Headquarters in Ho, Ahiagbah emphasised the party's commitment to expanding its appeal across the country. "Our expectation is clear: the NPP is targeting between 300,000 and 500,000 votes in the 2024 presidential election," he stated. "This is more than just a numerical target. "It represents our conviction that the message we bring - focused on economic empowerment, infrastructure, and sustainable development - is resonating with Ghanaians." He noted that: "This will help break the NDC's unproductive and abusive stranglehold on the Volta Region and turn it into a battleground where the NPP and the NDC compete for votes based on programs and policies that uplift the people".
According to him, turning the Volta Region into a battleground is possible. "It is not going to be business as usual for the NDC.