Former Member of Parliament for Subin, Eugene Boakye Antwi, has openly declared that he does not wish for President John Dramani Mahama to succeed in office, stating his desire for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to reclaim power in the 2028 general elections.
In an interview on Channel One TV’s Face to Face with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Tuesday, July 1, Boakye Antwi made it clear that while he does not wish failure upon Ghana as a country, he remains unconvinced that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has the competence to deliver on its promises.
“I want him [Mahama] to fail, I want my party to win the 2028 elections. I don’t want him to fail, as in fail. But I know that NDC cannot do much in terms of what they promised,” he stated.
Drawing from his time in government, the former MP pointed to internal political challenges as a major obstacle to performance and suggested that the NDC would face similar problems.
“I have been in government, and sometimes, as a President, your appointees will make sure that you fail. The kind of things I saw when we were in government are the same Ghanaians in the NDC, so it will be transferred across there,” he explained.
Boakye Antwi reiterated that his lack of confidence in the NDC’s economic management capabilities fuels his wish for their underperformance.
“I don’t want Mahama to succeed as in succeeding, because I want my party [NPP] to win… In terms of the actual management of the economy, I don’t think the NDC has what it takes,” he added.
