A special committee's post-election report has revealed that despite Nana Akufo-Addo's massive infrastructural projects, his government's failure to prioritize Ashanti Region's development and poor campaign messaging led to the NPP's historic defeat in 2024.
The report found that 88% of respondents acknowledged major projects like the Prempeh I International Airport, multiple hospitals, town roads, and Free SHS, but noted that these did not translate into votes. "Most of these projects were either commissioned too late or poorly communicated to voters," some party members lamented.
Additionally, 87% of respondents criticized the unequal distribution of projects, claiming Ashanti Region was sidelined in favor of Greater Accra and the Eastern Region. "We built five interchanges in Accra and Tamale, but Suame's interchange hasn't even reached 5% completion in five years," a frustrated party supporter noted. "Kumasi Central Market, Race Course Market, Boankra Inland Port-none were finished in time to make a difference at the polls." The deep-seated resentment was summed up by a Senior High School teacher from Kumawu: "We realized Ashanti Region votes to help other regions get development. "This time, we wanted those regions to vote for their own development.
We stayed away from the polls." Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Related Topics:Feature Advertisement You may like Akufo-Addo's loyalty to Ofori-Atta and internal divisions led to NPP's 2024 defeat - Report NPP's 2024 Election defeat: Committee report blames Akufo-Addo's leadership NIB swoops on former NSA Deputy Director in Rambo Style, detains him End blame games; forge ahead together for election 2028 victory-Ken Agyapong to NPP NEIP Staff suspension: We employed temporary staff for some departments- Kofi Ofosu Nkansah W/R: 10 excavators seized, 7 foreign nationals, 8 ghanaians arrested in police swoop on illegal miners Research proves Tribe, religion did not play any role in NPP's electoral loss Delegates system, corruption, and economic mess top Ashanti Region's inquiry into NPP's loss of 2024 elections Kwabena Agyepong loses mum Click to comment Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published.
