NPP Gravely Wounded, Recovery Will Take Time – Addai-Nimoh Warns

A prominent member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ing. Francis Addai-Nimoh, has painted a sobering picture of the party’s current state following its defeat in the 2024 general elections. Describing the NPP as “brutally injured,” he emphasized that recovery will be slow and will require honest reflection and unity.

Speaking on JoyNews’ Upfront on Wednesday, July 2, Addai-Nimoh did not mince words about the party’s post-election challenges. He said the NPP is in a fragile condition—structurally and emotionally—after suffering a humiliating loss at both the presidential and parliamentary levels.

“Our party, the New Patriotic Party, now, is brutally injured. So once you are injured and it’s a brutal one, the recovery takes time, and it takes a lot of things to fully recover,” he stated.

Comparing the situation to the NDC’s 2016 loss, he argued that the NPP’s current setbacks are more severe. He noted that while the NDC won 106 parliamentary seats across all ten regions in 2016, the NPP only secured 88 seats in 2024, with its presidential candidate garnering just 41.7% of the vote.

Even more concerning, he said, is the party’s complete absence from Parliament in three of Ghana’s original ten regions—Upper West, Upper East, and Volta—as well as its continued failure to gain seats in four of the newly created regions.

“For a party that seeks to return to power, this must be of great concern as we look forward to 2028. It cannot be business as usual,” he warned.

Addai-Nimoh called for calm, introspection, and open dialogue within the party, urging members to come together to rebuild. He stressed that the road to recovery will not be easy, but it is possible with unity, strategic planning, and honest leadership