The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) setback in the 2024 general elections, according to Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi was the result of internal lapses within the party, rather than the fault of its then-flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
Speaking to party delegates and the media, Wontumi defended Bawumia’s record and dismissed narratives that placed the responsibility for the defeat squarely on him.
He argued that the root causes lay in organizational weaknesses, strategic failures and internal divisions that undermined the party’s electoral machinery.
“The loss we suffered was internal it was not Dr Bawumia’s fault,” Wontumi asserted, urging members to instead focus on where the party faltered from within.
Dr Bawumia performed well despite parliamentary losses – Professor Kingsley Nyarko
He called for introspection and structural reform within the NPP, warning that simply pointing fingers at Bawumia would neither heal the divisions nor prepare the party for future contests.
He further maintained that many of the current critiques against Bawumia were unfair and politically motivated.
Wontumi’s intervention comes amid heightened debates in political circles and within the NPP, as many stakeholders continue to analyze and dissect the factors behind the party’s 2024 election defeat.
His comments aim to reframe the public narrative and redirect energy toward internal correction rather than external blame.
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