The Member of Parliament-elect for the
Ofoase-Ayirebi Constituency in the Eastern region Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the
New Patriotic Party won the elections partly because they had the right messages
that connected with voters.Mr. Akufo-Addo defeated President John Mahama
in last week’s election with a landslide victory securing 53.85% of the votes
while his main rival got 44.40%. Turnout was at 68.62%, according to the
Electoral Commission.
Mr. Mahama has accepted defeat, and is expected to
hand power to Mr Akufo-Addo next month. A transition team has already been put
in place to ensure a smooth transfer of power from the outgoing government to
the incoming administration.
Speaking on GHONE TV, the former Journalist
and Morning Show host said their political opponents picked the wrong messages
for their campaign leading to their defeat.
Aside having the right
message, Oppong Nkrumah added that the NPP had a very strong social media
campaign and were extremely vigilant during the elections.
“Our people on
the other side picked the wrong set of messages,” Oppong Nkrumah told Kafui Dey
on GH Today Monday, he added “we had a very strong social media game and our
game on the ground was strong.”
He added that the main area for the
incoming Akufo-Addo government is to transform the economy and create jobs for
the millions of Ghanaians who are jobless. |
