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We’re lucky 2.7 million people didn’t vote; they could have voted against us — NPP's John Boadu

NPP We’re lucky 2.7 million people didn’t vote; they could have voted against us —NPPs John Boadu
TUE, 04 FEB 2025 1

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has stated that the more than 2 million Ghanaians who abstained from voting in the 2024 general election is a good omen for the party.

According to him, the persons who decided not to vote were unhappy with the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government, and their votes would have gone against the NPP.

He added that the NPP would have sunk down to 20% in the presidential election had those persons gone out to vote.

"We are even lucky that about 2.7 million people did not vote because they might have voted against us. Because the people were very angry, and that was why they didn't want to vote.

"So, it is good they did not come to vote. We thank them. We praise them; they have done very well. Because considering why they chose not to vote if they did and it was against us, we would have gotten even 20%," he said while speaking on OTEC FM.

He added, "So, it was good they did not come to vote. Now, we have to look for the reason why they did not vote and work on it."

The former NPP General Secretary noted that his party lost the 2024 election because it allowed government appointees to contest sitting Members of Parliament during its primaries.

He said MPs who lost the primaries decided not to throw their weight behind the party, which greatly affected its fortunes.

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Comments

Joel Savage | 2/4/2025 9:18:19 PM

Every wise Ghanaian should know that John Boadu is either a liar or an unqualified politician if he asserts that 2.7 million people did not cast ballots. Many Ghanaians turned out to vote against the NPP because they were desperate for change; therefore, I don't believe him. Rather, what I detected after the NPP's defeat was that Ghanaians have been claiming that the Ashanti Region is the NPP's stronghold. It has been so in each election because they have been unlawfully adding votes to boost...

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