Leading New Patriotic Party (NPP) member Musah Superior has lamented the great defeat the governing party suffered at the December 7, 2024, general elections. 

In his article, he outlined what led to the defeat, which he observed was Ghanaians in general, and NPP supporters in particular, punishing flagbearer and Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia for the "sins" of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. 

See the full article by the former Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive below:

The NPP lost miserably and painfully in the just concluded general elections.

This awfully catastrophic defeat is a REFERENDUM on President Akufo-Addo, his leadership style and the performance of his government.

NADAA is unapologetically nepotic to the detriment of our Party and his government.

NADAA must take full responsibility of our defeat.

DMB is a great man. He worked so hard and put in his utmost best in the campaign but got punished for the "sins" of NADAA. 

How come E-levy got implemented when DMB publicly denounced it?

Why did KOA keep his job as Finance Minister when it was clear to everyone that he was an absolute liability to the government? 

Why didn't NADAA listen to the over 90 MPs when they had concerns about KOA's diminished capacity to continue in the job and asked for his removal?  

Wasn't it reprehensively ironic that Mr. President refused to reshuffle his fatigued cabinet when the majority of Ghanaians, including many members of the NPP demanded for it? And only did a limited reshuffle when it didn't matter anymore? 

What was this nonsense about the cathedral? 

Why did the government cancel a successful programme like NABCO?

How come electricity and water tariffs went up few months to elections? 

These and many more avoidable mistakes caused our defeat. 

Look, we lost this election because NADAA didn't care.  We lost because we got some important things wrong. We lost because the party became weak, unresourceful, and lost gravitas and failed to galvanize and excite the base of our supporters. 

Commissioning and cutting sods for projects as lame duck president hurt most people. l was hurt me too. It didn't make sense! It showed a sign of desperation. 

Let's step back and rebuild our party. Going forward, we must be courageous enough to begin an honest conversation to repair the party. We will come back strongly if we sincerely reflect upon this humiliation and set a recovery plan, build a concrete platform for the reconstruction of our Party.

I congratulate DMB for his courage and resilience. He has demonstrated greater efficiency and bravery in the campaign. There is no doubt that DMB exemplifies commitment and intellectual acumen. He remains an important stakeholder in our party and country.