The Eastern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jeff Konadu Addo, expressed pride that the party lost only one seat out of its 25 in the Eastern Region to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) during the 2024 elections.
Before the general election, Konadu Addo had aimed to capture all eight remaining parliamentary seats held by the NDC in the region, which would have brought the NPP’s total to 33.
However, the NDC managed to snatch one seat from the NPP, reducing their seats to 24 while the NDC’s tally increased to nine.
According to him, although the NPP lost many seats nationwide across all 276 constituencies to the NDC, but the Eastern Region was the only one that remained resilient, securing more parliamentary seats for the party despite the single-seat loss to their main opponent.
Mr. Konadu Addo described the defeat as an “earthquake” that took many by surprise, noting that the party had been optimistic about winning based on its track record.
He made these remarks during the first official meeting of the Eastern Patriot group in Koforidua. The group aims to rebuild the party’s strength for a return to power in 2028.
He added that party leadership did its best to maintain power, but discontent among party faithful contributed to the disappointing outcome.
He used the platform to call on members of the “elephant fraternity” to forgive those who mistreated them while in power and to join forces to help the party recapture power in 2028 to address their concerns.
Eastern Regional Secretary of the NPP, Anthony Osei Adjei, lamented that some serial callers and party communicators had insulted party leadership, particularly MPs, on social media platforms.
He described the behavior as inappropriate and urged restraint, emphasizing that such conduct was unhealthy for the party.
He acknowledged the efforts of the serial callers and communicators and said measures were in place to support them, however, he cautioned that if they continued to insult MPs, they couldn’t expect those same MPs to offer support in return.
As the party prepares to elect new executives, especially a presidential candidate to lead them into the 2028 general elections, Osei Adjei encouraged members to remain calm and back whoever emerges as flagbearer, even if their preferred candidate does not win.
Meanwhile, the patron of Eastern Patriot, Francis Anum Boateng, stated that the association was originally formed when the NPP was in opposition, with the goal of mobilizing support to reclaim power from the NDC in 2012.
Mr. Boateng, popularly known as Wofa Fransoa, added that many energetic individuals, especially youth from across the region, have since joined the group and are committed to working hard to return the NPP to power in the 2028 elections.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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