{"id":9859,"date":"2025-01-23T10:26:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T10:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=9859"},"modified":"2025-01-23T10:26:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T10:26:42","slug":"we-lost-2024-elections-spiritually-npp-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=9859","title":{"rendered":"We lost 2024 elections spiritually \u2013 NPP claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has attributed its humiliating defeat in the December 2024 general elections to what it describes as a spiritual influence.<\/p>\n<p>According to the party\u2019s General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua, there were inexplicable occurrences on the day of the election that suggest a spiritual dimension to the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kodua highlighted the unusually low voter turnout among NPP supporters across the country, a situation he believes cannot be explained by conventional means.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the press, excerpts of which are shared by a Facebook user named Yaw Koshievi, he (Justin Kodua Frimpong) attributed the party&#8217;s poor performance in the elections to various factors, including spiritual influences.<\/p>\n<p>t was as though our members decided not to vote,&#8221; he remarked. &#8220;In all sixteen regions, it was as if NPP supporters had made an agreement not to cast their votes. This is highly unusual and cannot be attributed to regular political reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Kodua expressed concern that some pastors who traditionally offer spiritual support to the NPP, had withdrawn their backing due to internal tensions and anger.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I appeal to the pastors who intercede for us,&#8221; he said. &#8220;A lot of spiritual machinations occurred ahead of the 2024 elections. Things took place in the spiritual realm, which I believe influenced the outcome. Many pastors and women of prayer, who should have been praying for us, withheld their support because of anger, and that definitely impacted the results.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Owusu Bempah, a well-known prophet and previous NPP supporter, had publicly prophesied that the party would suffer a major defeat, even going so far as to claim that spiritual forces would ensure the party&#8217;s defeat.<\/p>\n<p>His prediction came true with the NDC flagbearer, John Mahama, winning the election by a significant margin.<\/p>\n<p>The final results of the election, confirmed by the Electoral Commission on December 9, 2024, saw Mahama securing 6,328,397 votes, or 56.55% of the valid votes, while his closest rival, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the NPP, received 4,657,304 votes, or 41.61%.<\/p>\n<p>The NDC also triumphed in parliamentary elections, claiming 183 seats to hand the NPP just 88 seats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has attributed its humiliating defeat in the December 2024 general elections to what it describes as a spiritual influence. According to the party\u2019s General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua, there were inexplicable occurrences on the day of the election that suggest a spiritual dimension to the outcome. 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