NPP will still be in power if you listened – NPP MP subtly jabs Akufo-Addo

Patrick Yaw Boamah, the Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, believes the New Patriotic Party (NPP) could have achieved a much stronger performance in the 2024 general elections if party leaders had paid closer attention to the concerns of the Ghanaian people.

Speaking during an appearance on ChannelOne TV’s The Point of View on June 23, 2025, Boamah compared the NPP’s previous electoral successes to its most recent outcome. He recalled the party’s dominant win in 2016, when it secured a victory of about one million votes and claimed roughly 169 parliamentary seats. In 2020, although still victorious, the NPP’s margin dropped to a little over 500,000 votes, along with 137 parliamentary seats and support from one independent MP.

But 2024, he said, painted a different picture.

Boamah explained that voter sentiments shifted significantly during the last election, especially in traditionally strong NPP regions like Ashanti, Eastern, and Greater Accra. According to him, many voters in these areas showed signs of disappointment, and some even called for major changes within the party’s internal structure.

“Party folks were calling for a major reshuffle. People had stayed in office for four, five, six, seven, even eight years, DCEs, some chief executives, and others. But it did not happen. The elections told us that if we had listened, we would have done far better than we did,” he stated.

He also emphasized that the election outcome should serve as a wake-up call for the NPP. He suggested that the party failed to act on signals from the public and even from God.

“I believe God was talking to the NPP at the time, and we should have listened to the good people of this country and put in place the right measures and policies to make the people happy,” he said.

Boamah’s reflections come at a time when the party is regrouping and looking ahead to 2028. His comments add to growing discussions within the NPP about how to rebuild trust and reconnect with voters after their defeat to the NDC.