The Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Parker Odarlai, expressed his shock about the election results.
According to him, the defeat was a significant surprise to him.
“The shock I have now, I cannot explain. The campaign we ran was massive compared to other elections” Mr. Odarlai said.
However, he mentioned that the response from the people was not encouraging.
“People were not even happy whenever we went out, and the response we were expecting, we didn’t get it,” he said in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Thursday.
Mr. Odarlai acknowledged that, many within the party were dissatisfied, insisting that the NPP was fully engaged in the campaign.
He said during their interactions with the youth, issues such as betting taxes and the E-Levy were frequently raised.
“We all have something to say because we are not happy, but we should tread cautiously. We were on top of the work. The youth talked about betting tax, e-levy, and all the feedback when we went out to campaign,” he said.
The NPP Regional Secretary expressed frustration over some party members blaming the party leadership for the results.
“I wonder why some of them are blaming the party and the regional secretary, who is even struggling, as it was a government issue,” he explained.
Despite the challenges, Mr. Odarlai reiterated that the NPP did everything in their power to retain power.
“Whatever we had to do to keep the NPP in power, we did it, but it just didn’t work. We won’t allow anyone among us to incite them and blame me,” he declared.
Reflecting on the outcome, he stated, “We have learned our lessons, and we will reflect, rebuild, and bounce back.”
Although the EC has yet to declare the final results, provisional results from various polling stations have projected John Mahama of the NDC as the winner of the presidential elections.
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