2024 elections taught us that Ghanaians don't make mistakes – Patrick Boamah

MP for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah

Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has offered a frank assessment of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) defeat in the 2024 general elections, describing the outcome as a reflection of the Ghanaian electorate’s growing political awareness and discernment.

Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Point of View with Bernard Avle on Monday, June 23, Boamah acknowledged the tough electoral terrain the NPP faced, despite his personal support for the party’s presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

“2024 election also taught us a few things that Ghanaians don't make mistakes. At every material time, they know who they want to vote for,” he stated. “I am NPP. I would have loved Dr. Bawumia to win, but the circumstances around the country, the factors — everything was against the NPP, except those of us who were in the party.”

The lawmaker revealed that, well before the polls, many within the party recognized the difficult task ahead, citing public dissatisfaction and broader national challenges that stacked the odds against the NPP’s re-election bid.

“Some of us knew we were facing a headwind and it was going to be a very difficult election for us,” he said.

Despite the national tide turning against the party, Boamah managed to secure victory in his constituency. He attributed his success to tactical planning and a meticulous approach to vote collation.

“I put in place the right strategies to win. I knew by 7:30 on election night that I had won the election because I had my own system of calculating and collating results. By 8 p.m., I told my people to go to the centre,” he recounted.

Boamah’s reflections add to ongoing post-election conversations within the NPP, as the party prepares to regroup and rebuild ahead of the next electoral cycle.