The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has pushed back against findings from a recent Global InfoAnalytics survey, which suggested that a significant portion of the Ghanaian public blames former President Akufo-Addo, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and Ken Ofori-Atta for the party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections as per reports from Ghanaweb.
According to the survey, 68% of respondents attributed the loss to former President Akufo-Addo.
Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and the 2024 presidential candidate Dr. Bawumia were also held responsible by 40% and 37% of respondents, respectively. Other key government figures, including Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, were also cited.
However, Ahiagbah dismissed these findings, stressing that the official internal review conducted by the Mike Oquaye Committee did not assign blame to any individual in the party’s hierarchy.
Speaking on Metro TV, he clarified that the internal party report painted a different picture from what the public survey portrays.
“Our report does not present anything in this manner,” Ahiagbah stated, adding that the Global InfoAnalytics data might reflect public opinion but does not align with the party’s own post-election assessment.
He also stated that the current situation isn’t unprecedented, pointing out that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) went through a similar introspective process after losing power in 2016.
“It’s normal,” he said, revealing the need for the party to focus on rebuilding.