{
  "id": 1945976,
  "title": "NPP lacks credibility to make impact in 2028 election – Mustapha Gbande",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/npp-lacks-credibility-to-make-impact-in-2028-election-mustapha-gbande",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:54:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/npp-lacks-credibility-to-make-impact-in-2028-election-mustapha-gbande/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mustapha Gbande, Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for lacking credibility to make an impact in the 2028 general election. During an interview, Gbande questioned the NPP's ability to accept responsibility for the misuse and mismanagement of state resources when they were in power for eight years. He commented on the party's regional executive elections, stating that changing executives is a common practice among all political parties and emphasized that the new executives were all old members of the party who contributed to the current negative situation. Gbande highlighted that the NPP's credibility was crucial to its success and commended them for conducting the elections peacefully. However, he argued that if the party lacked credibility, it could not achieve success. Gbande also pointed out that the NPP's flag bearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, supported candidates who ultimately lost the election. He claimed that the NPP's reorganization did not demonstrate the bottom-up approach necessary for a successful restructuring. The politician noted that the country was entering a new era of politics where citizens were strongly opposed to mismanagement, corruption, and the misuse of state resources. Gbande emphasized that the NDC government, led by President John Dramani Mahama, was addressing the problems left behind by the NPP's time in government. In the past, the NPP had successfully conducted regional executive elections, but they have lost ground beyond their traditional swing zones since the 2024 election. The NPP's performance was particularly concerning in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions, where they lost significant parliamentary seats. The opposition party acknowledged that their decline was not just an organizational issue but also reflected voter perceptions of the economy, jobs, and the cost of living.",
  "summary": "The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has stated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lacks credibility to make any impact in the 2028 general election.",
  "key_points": [
    "NPP lacks credibility to impact 2028 election, says Mustapha Gbande.",
    "NPP's flag bearer supported losing candidates in recent election.",
    "NDC government addressing problems left by NPP's time in power."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}