NDC targets all 6 parliamentary seats in Ahafo Region for 2028

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ghana's Ahafo Region has set its sights on claiming all six parliamentary seats in the region ahead of the 2028 general election. NDC officials express their intention to make Dr Gideon Boako, the sole remaining New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament in the region, a one-term lawmaker. The party also harbors confidence in securing a larger share of the presidential vote than the 52.54 percent garnered by President John Dramani Mahama in the 2024 presidential elections.

In the 2024 general elections, the NDC secured a decisive victory in the Ahafo Region, with President John Dramani Mahama receiving 130,106 votes, representing 52.54 percent of the total votes cast. The NPP's candidate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, collected 113,851 votes, or 45.98 percent of the vote. The NDC managed to overturn three traditional NPP strongholds - Asutifi North, Tano South, and Asunafo North - and added them to its already long-held strongholds of Asutifi South and Asunafo South.

These victories resulted in the NDC winning five out of the six parliamentary seats in the Ahafo Region, leaving the NPP with only the Tano North seat, currently held by Dr Gideon Boako, who served as an Economic Adviser to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. At a ceremony in Yamfo, Tano North municipality, during the inauguration of the newly elected executives for the Yamfo College of Health chapter of the Tertiary Education Institutions Network (TEIN-NDC), party officials provided insights into their strategy for the 2028 campaign.

Joseph Baradoe, the Ahafo Regional Vice Chairman of the NDC, revealed that the party narrowly missed winning the Tano North seat in the 2024 election due to a few challenges at that time. However, he noted that the party's leadership has since addressed all the obstacles and is implementing robust measures to ensure a full sweep in the upcoming 2028 elections.