Eugene Boakye Antwi, New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary hopeful, says the party’s loss of 50 parliamentary seats in the 2024 elections cannot be blamed primarily on its presidential candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
The NPP held 137 seats in the 8th Parliament. However, in the December 7, 2024 polls, the party retained only 88 seats and subsequently lost one more in the Akwatia by-election following the death of Ernest Yaw Kumi
Speaking on Good Afternoon Ghana on Metro TV on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Eugene Boakye Antwi, the NPP had a weak party structure despite having a strong presidential candidate, and that weakness contributed significantly to the party’s poor parliamentary performance.
He contrasted the NPP’s performance with that of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), arguing that the NDC had a stronger party structure going into the election.
He said the results exposed the importance of building a strong political party alongside producing a competitive presidential candidate.
“We had a weak party. The NDC had a strong party,” he said.
Mr Boakye Antwi pointed to the parliamentary results as evidence of the problem, noting that the NPP lost 50 parliamentary seats under the current party leadership, compared with the 32 seats lost under the previous General Secretary.
He said the scale of the parliamentary losses shows that the NPP must look beyond the performance of its presidential candidate and confront weaknesses within its own organisation.
He argued that parliamentary elections are particularly important because a party needs strong constituency structures and effective grassroots mobilisation to win seats across the country.
The General Secretary hopeful said the party must therefore rebuild from the polling station level, improve communication with its grassroots and strengthen its organisational structures ahead of the 2028 elections.
He believes a stronger NPP will be better positioned to retain its existing parliamentary seats, win back those it lost and ultimately support Dr Bawumia’s bid to become President.
