Kwesi Pratt Jnr, the Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, has advised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that its ability to retain power in 2028 would depend not only on its achievements but on how it manages unexpected political developments.
According to Kwesi Pratt, the NDC must keep their eyes on the ball if they want to retain power in the 2028 election.
He warned the NDC against assuming that it will automatically win the 2028 general election.
Kwesi Pratt Jnr labelled the assumption that the NDC’s victory in 2028 is guaranteed as “faulty” and “amateurish”.
He stressed that even though the NDC secured a massive victory in the 2024 elections, a number of developments could still affect their chances of retaining power in the next election.
Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on August 12, 2026, Kwesi Pratt stated, “You see, there’s an assumption in the political space that no matter what happens, the National Democratic Congress will win 2028. I think that assumption is not just faulty. It is amateurish”.
So many things can happen which can change the whole situation; this administration indeed won by a very wide margin, it is true that there has been significant improvement. As things stand now, it would appear that the victory of the NDC in 2028 is unassailable. But only amateurs can think this way,” he said.
Kwasi Pratt pointed to the proposal to allow dual citizens to hold public office, arguing that the proposal could become politically contentious.
He added, “This government has come up with a process to review the 1992 Constitution. Some of the suggestions that are being put up, for example, are that dual citizens can hold any opposition, except the presidency and the vice president. Do you know that that’s a very unpopular move,” he remarked.
“Now, just imagine a situation where your opposition counters the government position and manages to generate a momentum, serious momentum, leading to a referendum on the Constitution. And the government position loses in that referendum”.
“That momentum, which is generated alone, is sufficient to ensure the defeat of government. The government may have done very well on the economy. It may have done very well on road construction. It may have done very well. But if it allows a political momentum to be generated, it can lead to the defeat of the National Democratic Congress in the 2028 elections. That is one scenario”, he said.
Pratt further added, “The other scenario is that at every time that you’re doing political analysis, you’ve got to pay attention to the imponderables. And there are many imponderables.
“One major national scandal is sufficient to overshadow all the gains that have been made and to propel the National Democratic Congress into opposition in 2028,” he remarked.
“So at this stage, it’s important for the National Democratic Congress to keep its eyes on the ball”.
He added, “First, to make sure that no major scandal emerges, and that its opponents are not able to generate momentum, which may be even on a peripheral issue, not on a main issue, on a peripheral issue,” he stated.
“If the NDC wants to win 2028, it’s got to keep its eyes on the ball,” he advised.
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