Why NPP thought they had a good chance of a runoff in 2024 elections

Nana Akomea is the Vice Chairman of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s 2024 campaign team The Vice Chairman of the 2024 Bawumia Campaign Team, Nana Akomea, has outlined the circumstances that led the New Patriotic Party to entertain the possibility of a potential runoff during the 2024 general elections. Speaking on GH One TV on February 17, 2025, Nana Akomea explained that despite the challenges that impacted their chances of winning the election, they remained confident in their strong prospects for a runoff against their main contenders.

He noted that the previously wide gap between the NPP and the National Democratic Congress had significantly narrowed when Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the 2024 presidential candidate of the NPP, launched his nationwide campaign ahead of the 2024 elections. He stated that this development led them to believe they had a strong chance in the race, fueling the notion of a potential runoff.



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In the early part of 2024 around January and February, we were trailing about 10 points behind Mahama. When the campaign kicked off and went to full stream, we kept narrowing the gap. We knew we were coming from behind.

“Around October we were catching up [with NDC] and so we thought we had a good chance of a runoff where anything could have happened. We knew we were the underdogs as shown by all the polls,” he indicated. Speaking about the party’s unprecedented loss in the 2024 elections, Nana Akomea expressed that his disappointment stemmed from the scale and margin of the defeat, despite the fact that they believed they had a strong chance of winning.

He however acknowledged that the party suffered due to the economic difficulties overseen by the previous government, which he believes were held accountable by the electorate. “I was disappointed at the scale of the loss but we all knew that it was 50/50. We always knew we were coming from behind with the state of the economy, COVID-19 playing a role, and other things but the average voter had other plans.

The Ghanaian electorates were resentful of the economic difficulties and we knew we were going to suffer for it,” he said. MAG/EK You can also watch as NPP Ashanti Caucus blows alarm over attempt to alter Council of State electoral roll.