The General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, says the party’s defeat in the 2024 general election cannot be blamed on the national leadership of the party, specifically on him or the national chairman, Stephen Ayensu Ntim.

Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen show on Tuesday, January 14, Mr Kodua attributed the party’s defeat to voter apathy, affirming that neither his actions nor those of the chairman led to the loss.

“It is a very difficult challenge, but all the factors we were able to identify as a party – from polling stations to electoral areas, constituencies, regions, and nationally – you can’t say the national chairman or general secretary were the ones who lost the elections,” he said.

He added that their resignation would not be the right approach to address the challenges the party is currently facing, as suggested by some members of the party.

“The call for the national executives to resign is not the solution to the problems we are talking about. We can all say we are not happy about the election results,” he stated.

“In any case, the party’s constitution is very clear. When we vote, we vote for the executives for four years. So, if the four years are up and you think that a particular person didn’t perform well and so should be voted out, at the right time, there is the national delegates congress where you have the right to vote against that person,” he added.

Mr Kodua further stressed the importance of adhering to the party’s constitution and not violating the laws governing the party. He urged party members to join forces to rebuild the party for the 2028 elections.

In the 2024 election, the NPP lost both the presidential and parliamentary majority drastically, giving NDC’s John Mahama a landslide victory.

Out of the 275 parliamentary seats, the NPP secured just over 80 seats, while the NDC secured two-thirds of the seats.

Recently, the NPP’s National Council of Elders has called on members of the party to put aside their differences, investigate the causes of their defeat, and work towards recapturing power in the next four years.