Mustapha Gbande, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Deputy General Secretary, has revealed that the return of President John Mahama to office was backed by NPP insiders.
According to Mustapha Gbande, NPP members who felt former President Akufo-Addo was supervising the collapse of the country, Ghana backed Mahama’s return to power.
Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on December 10, 2025, Mustapha Gbande explained, “We had an enormous support, within the NPP, people who believed that it was not the NPP they knew, people who stood for the country, people who just realised that enough was enough.
When pressed further on whether these NPP individuals campaigned for the NDC or financed the party, Mr Gbande stated, “In many ways, politically, I will keep it, but we have a lot of support from even the NPP, based itself who believed it was just a matter of time, President Akufo-Addo would have supervised the collapse of the country called Ghana, and they could not have allowed that to happen, so we won”.
His remarks follow those of Francis Asenso Boakye, the Member of Parliament for Bantama and the former Roads and Highways Minister, who has alleged that some New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters sponsored John Mahama to defeat Dr Bawumia in the 2024 election.
According to Francis Asenso‑Boakye, the NPP supporters, unhappy with Dr Bawumia leading the party as a flagbearer in the 2024 elections, sponsored John Mahama ahead of the December 2024 polls.
Speaking on Angel TV, Francis Asenso‑Boakye detailed, “Our contest to elect a flagbearer in 2023 was very divisive, with tension and all that; we even went as far as insulting each other. Even during our campaign, our own words were being used against us by the NDC.
Some of our own NPP people were actively working against our win in 2024, so it was difficult, including some who sponsored the then-opposition party against us. It was a difficult election”.
He continued, “It’s all because of how we conducted our primaries. I have gone to a primary, and I lost. In the NPP, after losing a we support whoever wins the election, but some people do not understand; they were sabotaging the one that won.
I am not talking about the presidential candidate; some individuals in our party supported some other aspirants for me. I had a call from a known activist of the NDC mentioning people who were coming to the then opposition leader. They were giving him money, which is sad. Today, some of these things are being brought up that Dr Bawumia did not perform well, so we should elect another candidate”.
Asenso-Boakye further emphasised that no matter the situation, he will support the NPP right or wrong, adding that he will support whoever emerges as the winner in the NPP presidential race on January 31, 2026.
“If you are an NPP party, no matter the situation, my party right or wrong, you have to support an NPP candidate. I am not supporting other candidate, but if they emerge victorious, I will work hard for whoever is selected”.
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