Mahama abandoned as soon as he got power – Odike takes ‘wails’ on live radio

United Progressive Party (UPP) leader Akwasi Addai Odike has accused President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of abandoning smaller political parties after benefiting from their support during election campaigns.

The founder of the United Progressive Party (UPP) said Mahama and the NDC only considered smaller parties important when they needed their votes to win elections but ignored their leaders after securing political power.

Speaking in an interview on Neat FM, Odike expressed disappointment with the treatment he allegedly received from the Mahama administration, insisting that smaller parties deserved inclusion in governance because they also contributed to the NDC’s electoral victory.

According to him, the major political parties have developed a habit of approaching smaller parties during election periods, making promises and seeking alliances, only to abandon them when they eventually form a government.

He said: “When they need us, they come to us. They want our support, they want our votes, and they want us to help them win elections. But as soon as they get power, they forget about us. They don’t call us, they don’t invite us, and they don’t even want to listen to what we have to say.”

Odike further claimed that he and other leaders of smaller political parties struggled to get access to Mahama after the NDC won the 2024 general elections.

He specifically mentioned Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Operations, Stan Dogbe, accusing him of making it difficult for minority party leaders to reach the President.

He said: “After we helped them win the election, we wanted to meet the President and discuss some of the things we believed could help the country. But getting access to him became a problem. Stan Dogbe was there, and you could not easily reach the President. It was as if they had built a wall around him.”

The UPP founder also complained that smaller political parties were no longer invited to national programmes, state functions and important stakeholder engagements after the elections.

He said their exclusion was particularly disappointing because they had expected to contribute ideas to national development rather than simply disappear from the political conversation after helping the NDC win power.

“Nobody invites us to national programmes. When they were looking for our support during the elections, we were important. But now that they are in government, they don’t remember us. We are treated as if we don’t matter,” he added.

Odike argued that the situation reflected a wider problem with Ghana’s political system, which he accused the NDC and New Patriotic Party (NPP) of dominating to the disadvantage of smaller political movements.

He said both parties were interested in retaining political power and controlling state resources rather than creating opportunities for other political groups to participate in governance.

He consequently questioned the usefulness of smaller parties repeatedly forming alliances with the NDC and NPP, arguing that such arrangements had not produced the recognition and inclusion they expected.

Odike said smaller political parties must now concentrate on building their own political strength instead of allowing the two dominant parties to benefit from their support during elections.

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