Ghanaian educationist Prof. Stephen Addai has asserted that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) did not win the 2024 elections, but rather, the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) lost.
Speaking on TV3’s Hot Issues with Keminni Amanor, Prof. Addai explained that in Ghana, elections are often a result of voters’ dissatisfaction with the sitting government rather than a deliberate choice to support the opposition.
“Let me make it clear, the NDC didn’t win the elections,” he stated.
“This has been a recurring pattern in Ghana—always, it is the government that loses the election.”
According to Prof. Addai, many NPP supporters chose not to vote in the election, expressing their dissatisfaction with the current administration.
This voter apathy, he argued, played a significant role in the opposition’s victory.
“The NDC and President Mahama received only about 200,000 more votes than they did in 2020.
This suggests that the growth in NDC support was not substantial.
“It wasn’t necessarily a result of Mahama’s actions, but rather because people felt disillusioned and decided not to vote,” he explained.
“The larger factor was the apathy within the NPP’s base. Many of their members simply said, ‘Enough is enough.’
The reality is that when people are in power, they often fail to sense the growing discontent within their own ranks—especially regarding issues like the economy and how people were feeling about the government’s performance.”
Prof. Addai emphasized that the election results were more a reflection of voter dissatisfaction with the NPP than a strong endorsement of the NDC.
He pointed out that while the NDC gained some votes, it was the NPP’s failure to mobilize its supporters that ultimately led to the outcome.
