The General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua, says the NPP's loss in the 2024 December election was primarily due to voter apathy across the country.

Speaking on the outcome of the election during Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen show on Tuesday, January 14, Mr Kodua said, “The apathy in the party was unprecedented.”

He added, “There’s nothing that can convince me that something else happened. Our people just refused to come out to vote.”

The NPP lost the December 7 polls to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which had been in opposition for the past eight years.

Following the defeat, the NPP has begun urging its members, particularly the youth, to refrain from unfriendly propaganda and focus on rebuilding the party ahead of the 2028 elections.

Mr Frimpong Kodua expressed shock and disbelief over the results of the parliamentary elections.

He stated that one major issue before the 2020 election was how the party had imposed some candidates on certain constituencies.

“So we vowed not to allow such instances to repeat themselves again in the 2023/2024 primaries. You can testify that we ran one of the most transparent and efficient parliamentary primaries in our party, with no traces of controversy after the election. The various constituencies were given the opportunity to elect whoever they wanted to lead them in the 2024 election,” he said.

He revealed that an album validation committee was established to ensure transparency during the election and avoid any misunderstandings among members.

He mentioned that parliamentary candidates of the party acknowledged that the party had fairly provided maximum support during the election, making it unprecedented.

“Some of us are still mesmerized, we are still shocked by the outcome of the election,” he emphasized.

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