MP for Anyaa-Sowutuom, Dr. Dickson Adomako Kissi, has predicted that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) could secure the presidency with Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as their candidate, despite possibly losing parliamentary seats.
This suggestion follows a Fitch Solutions report that predicts a strong chance of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) winning the December elections.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Big Issue, Dr. Adomako Kissi challenged this forecast by pointing to examples from other countries where ruling parties have lost parliamentary seats but still managed to retain power.
He referenced France, where the government lost 100 seats but the president stayed in office, and South Africa, where the ANC lost seats yet remained in control.
Dr. Adomako Kissi indicated that the NPP could win the presidency with Bawumia while potentially seeing a decline in parliamentary seats from 138 to 102.
He assured that the NPP is not taking the prediction lightly and is focused on their objective of breaking the ‘8’.
“My key point today Is that for me, from a mathematical standpoint and based on trends in the rest of the world, France’s sitting government lost 100 seats, but Macron is still in charge. My key point here is that there’s even a possibility, and all of us can hear me out, that Bawumia wins and NPP numbers in Parliament drops, that possibility is very, very possible, considering how things have happened in another jurisdiction.”
“ANC literally lost many seats; they are still there. When you go to England, the reverse happened. That’s why I’m saying that who knows, our 138 may come to 102, and then we still retain power, that’s also a possibility.”