We want NPP back stronger in 2028 for a fair challenge — NDC’s Alex Mould

Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould, a stalwart of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is hoping the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will return stronger in future elections, stressing the need for a robust democracy in Ghana.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, December 11, Mr. Mould reflected on the challenges the NPP might face following its defeat in the just-ended 2024 elections, likening it to the NDC’s struggles after losing the 2016 polls.

"The NPP is about to experience what the NDC went through post-2016. We won this election by a landslide because NDC had put institutional changes in place to be fit-for-purpose; contrarily, NPP was in denial of the rot and pain the NADAA/Bawumia gov't caused Ghanaians," he stated.

Mr. Mould underscored the importance of building strong institutions through healthy political competition.

“We want them back stronger in 2028; we want a fair challenge. Ghana must build strong institutions, and that starts from having world-class, well-managed political parties,” he emphasized.

Acknowledging the uphill task for the NPP in rebuilding its base, he pointed to his party’s experience in regaining lost ground.

“From personal experience, crawling back 500k in 2020 of the 1M votes lost in 2016 was no joke,” he noted.

The Electoral Commission on Monday, December 9, declared former President John Dramani Mahama of the NDC as the winner of the 2024 presidential elections, securing 56.55% of the votes.

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the NPP’s candidate, polled 41.61%.

The NPP also suffered a significant parliamentary setback, securing only about 80 out of the 276-seat legislature.

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The NPP is about to experience what the NDC went through post-2016.

We won this election by a landslide because NDC had put institutional changes in place to be fit-for-purpose; contrarily, NPP was in denial of the rot and pain the NADAA/Bawumia gov't caused Ghanaians.

Ghanaians are not very forgiving (case in point some still place the blame for PNDC faults, on the current NDC 40-something years later)

Nonetheless, we wish the NPP the best in coming years, for Ghana needs a strong democracy which can only *be possible* if all the players are challenged to raise the bar.

After all, a football match between Barcelona and Madrid without either Messi or Ronaldo is not worth watching!

However, our NPP opponents need to brace themselves for the hard work ahead. From personal experience, crawling back 500k in 2020 of the 1M votes lost in 2016 was no joke!

We want them back stronger in 2024; we want a fair challenge; Ghana must build strong institutions and that starts from having world-class, well managed political parties that will ensure we have a strong Executive, Parliament and Judiciary.

Ghana Must be the Winner!