The Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Anthony Namoo, has firmly rejected calls for him and his regional executives to apologize following the party’s worst electoral performance in the region in recent history.
In the 2024 general elections, the NPP failed to win a single parliamentary seat in the Upper East Region — a development that triggered widespread criticism from party supporters, with some demanding the resignation of the regional leadership.
But speaking on State of Our Nation on Bolgatanga-based Dreamz Fm on Thursday, Mr. Namoo dismissed the demands as misplaced and unjustified, insisting the leadership executed its duties with integrity and diligence.
“I don’t see how I can apologize for running a party with transparency, with finesse,” Namoo said. “Constituency executives all got the logistics to do their work. I don’t see why I should apologize when I have done my portion as I should.”
He attributed the party’s dismal performance largely to the worsening security crisis in Bawku, a key NPP stronghold in the region.
According to Namoo, escalating violence and targeted propaganda ahead of the polls crippled the party’s campaign efforts in areas where it previously garnered significant support.
“You are going for an election, and close to 45% of where your votes are, you couldn’t get enough voters to come out,” he lamented. “Our people were killed, our billboards pulled down, and our offices and campaign paraphernalia were destroyed.”
Namoo claimed that NPP supporters were intimidated, threatened with death, and in some cases attacked over allegations that the party’s presidential candidate and government were backing one side of the conflict.
He accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of fueling this perception in a calculated attempt to turn voters against the NPP.
“This vile propaganda was led by the NDC to cause public disaffection and gain political capital,” Namoo alleged.
Despite the defeat, he maintained that the regional executives did their best under extremely difficult circumstances and should not be scapegoated for the party’s loss.
