The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, has attributed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) defeat in the 2024 general elections to a convergence of crises rather than poor governance.

Speaking at the party’s National Delegates Conference held at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium on Saturday, July 19, 2025, Afenyo-Markin urged members to remain hopeful and understand the exceptional challenges that led to the electoral setback.

“Yes, we lost the 2024 Election and in a big way. But let us be clear: this was not a defeat born out of failure. It was a perfect storm of adversity that no government in the Fourth Republic has ever had,” he stated.

He pointed to several major events that, in his view, derailed the government's efforts during its second term.

These included the banking sector crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russia-Ukraine War, all of which, he said, compounded public discontent and economic instability.

“From the banking crisis that threatened to collapse our financial system, which we spent billions fixing, to the global COVID-19 pandemic that brought the world to its knees. Then came the Russia-Ukraine War, unleashing the harshest cost-of-living crisis in a generation. And through it all, we governed with a hung parliament and an opposition Speaker,” he indicated.

Afenyo-Markin also commended the resilience of the Akufo-Addo administration, asserting that despite the unprecedented challenges, the government stayed the course.

“No government in our democratic history faced this scale of compounded crisis. Yet, with Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the driving seat, we held the line,” he said.

He called on party members to reflect, learn from the experience, and prepare for a stronger comeback in future elections.

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