NPP’s failure on One Village, One Dam led to vote decline in the North – Alabi

Professor Joshua Alabi, the Campaign Manager for John Mahama’s 2024 campaign team, has outlined key factors that led to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) defeat in the 2024 general elections, particularly in the Northern regions.

The NPP had anticipated splitting votes with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Northern regions, but the NDC secured a decisive victory, winning the majority of parliamentary seats and increasing its share of the presidential vote in the area.

In an interview with Bernard Avle on The Point of View, aired on Channel One TV, Professor Alabi attributed the NPP’s poor performance in the North to the party’s inability to fulfill its commitments to the region. He explained that voters redirected their support to the NDC because of broken promises and unmet expectations under the NPP administration.

He specifically criticized the NPP’s presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who leads the government’s Economic Management Team, for failing to deliver on key pledges made to the Northern populace. These promises, according to Prof. Alabi, included the construction of dams in every district under the “One Village, One Dam” initiative and the allocation of one million dollars per constituency, commitments which he said remained largely unfulfilled.

Professor Alabi emphasized that the NDC’s strong performance in the North reflected the electorate’s demand for accountability and tangible development.