Avoid dealings that cause serious apathy ahead of 2028 elections – ADAM-GH to NDC

The Anchoring Democracy Advocacy Movement Ghana (ADAM-GH) has warned the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against creating apathy and disunity among its ranks and file.

“I will urge our government and party leadership to be circumspect in their dealings, not to cause serious apathy and disunity amongst us ahead of the 2028 elections.

“NPP has 6 million voters, and NDC also has 6 million voters. Any party that will allow apathy and disunity to set in, and 5% of your core supporters refuse to vote, you are out. As for floating voters, they are always influenced by hardworking diehard party members,” ADAM-GH stated.

Reacting to calls for unity within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), ADAM-GH warned that disunity and apathy among grassroots supporters could cost any political party victory, regardless of its numerical strength.

“NPP has six million voters and NDC also has six million voters. Any party that will allow apathy and disunity to set in, and 5% of your core supporters refuse to vote, you are out,” the group cautioned.

According to ADAM-GH, loyal party members remain the driving force behind electoral victories since they are the ones who mobilize floating voters on election day. “A floating voter can be sitting in the house on election day without going out to vote. It takes a diehard party member to go and call them and sometimes give them transportation to go and vote. So as a party, when you lose your base due to apathy and disunity, no floating voter can save that party,” it noted.

The group further advised appointees of the NDC government to prioritize fairness and respect in their dealings with grassroots members. With less than three years to the next polls, ADAM-GH said the attitude of appointees toward their own party supporters would determine whether the NDC maintains or loses power. “As an appointee, how you treat your fellow party people will decide whether you are maintaining power or handing over power,” it stated, describing its message as “free advice.”

The caution from ADAM-GH comes in response to remarks by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who urged the NPP to close ranks and rally behind whoever emerges as the party’s flagbearer ahead of 2028. Addressing supporters on Friday, September 19, Akufo-Addo said: “But when we elect our candidate and we unite and do things right, I know that, with God’s help, we will reclaim power in 2028.”

ADAM-GH concluded that the governing NDC must treat party unity as a top priority, stressing that neglecting grassroots supporters is the fastest way to lose elections in Ghana’s competitive political landscape.