Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has described the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) defeat in the 2024 general elections as the result of a “perfect storm” of crises rather than a failure in governance. 

Addressing party delegates at the NPP’s National Delegates Conference held on Saturday, July 19, at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium, he urged members not to lose faith but rather recognise the unique circumstances that led to the party’s electoral setback.

'Yes, we lost 2024 elections and in a big way,” Afenyo-Markin admitted, adding, “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 cited a series of major national and global events, including the banking crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russia-Ukraine war, as key factors that undermined the government’s performance and public perception during the NPP’s second term.

The Effutu MP emphasised that the NPP administration had taken bold measures to stabilise the economy, despite these overwhelming challenges. 

“From the banking crisis that threatened to collapse our financial system – which we spent billions fixing, restoring confidence and stability – to the global COVID-19 pandemic that brought the world to its knees,” he stated. 

“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.”

Mr Afenyo-Markin concluded his remarks by praising the resilience of the Akufo-Addo-led administration in the face of historic adversity. 

“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 declared. 

He called on party faithful to draw lessons from the experience and prepare to return stronger in future contests.