The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has declared that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has lost its foothold in Ablekuma North.

Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Wednesday, July 9, Mr Gbande claimed that the electorate in Ablekuma North and across the nation are disillusioned with the NPP's governance, particularly under former President Nana Akufo-Addo's administration.

“The NPP knows that with what Nana Addo has done in this country, leading a gang of old men who have committed countless injustices against the people of Ghana and rendered the country useless, it is unforgivable, unpardonable, and unforgettable,” he stated.

He challenged the ruling party’s belief that public discontent could be reversed in time for the 2025 general elections.

“For them to think that within six months, Ghanaians would have forgiven them enough to hand them victory at the polls shows a clear lack of political maturity and experience,” Mr Gbande asserted.

According to him, the NPP has already begun testing its popularity on the ground in areas such as Ablekuma North, but the results have been disappointing.

“They have gone there to test their popularity and it’s simply not working,” he said.

“It is about good conscience, it is about service to the people and if we talk about these virtues.”

Mr Gbande argued that, when measured by these values, the NPP falls far short. “If we are to talk about virtues like honesty, compassion, and service, the NPP is nowhere close,” he added.

The Electoral Commission has scheduled Friday, July 11, a rerun of polls in 19 polling stations in yet another attempt to settle the disputed Ablekuma North constituency parliamentary election in the Greater Accra region.

According to EC, this forms part of its efforts to resolve the ongoing impasse surrounding the constituency's results, which has consequently left the constituents without a Member of Parliament.