NPP
flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo finally secured the presidency
after a third time, beating the incumbent, President John Mahama with
53.85 percent of valid votes cast.
President Mahama who ran on the ticket of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), secured 44.40 of valid votes cast.
The
NPP also won 169 Parliamentary seats as against the NDC’s 104 seats. It
also won six regions including swing regions of Greater Accra, Eastern
and Western Regions.
The NPP is currently contesting the results of eleven parliamentary seats in the Brong Ahafo and
Western Regions.
One
of the main campaign messages of the NDC in the run up to the December
polls was that the NPP was a disintegrated political party.
President
John Mahama of the NDC constantly claimed that now President-elect,
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo lacked the capacity to unite the country as
he was leading a party which had suspended its elected National Chairman
and General Secretary.
The President told
chiefs in the Eastern Region that Nana Addo would destool chiefs who
criticize him when he ascends the highest office of the land since he
does not accept dissenting opinions.
The NPP, Sammi Awuku said recorded this ‘impressive result’ despite claims by the NDC that the NPP is not a united party.
“And
this leaves me to wonder, if a divided party can win 170 (169) seats
with 53.8% presidential, then if we become united, Ghana will be a
one-party state," Sammi Awuku said on Peace FM's Kokrokoo Programme on
Friday.
Giving reasons for the loss of the NDC,
the NPP Youth Leader said the party engaged in excessive propaganda
during the electioneering campaign including preying on the health of
the NPP flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo.
“The NDC
just went for the same template Goodluck Jonathan and his party used
against Buhari in Nigeria…they called him sick man and ISIS candidate
but still Nigerians said they like him and that was the same thing
Ghanaians said to the NDC that they still liked Nana Addo…,” he said.
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