NDC will win 2028 elections – Martin Kpebu

Legal practitioner and social commentator, Martin Kpebu, has confidently projected that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) will win the 2028 general elections, citing historical voting trends, public sentiment, and growing political accountability.

He dismissed the ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) chances in 2028, describing the election as a ‘no-brainer’ for the NDC unless it commits extraordinary political blunders.

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“I can say without any equivocation that the 2028 elections certainly don’t belong to the NPP. You can’t wipe out a 1.6 million vote deficit in one electoral cycle unless the NDC misbehaves extremely – and it doesn’t look like they will,” he stated.

Speaking on TV3’s Saturday political talkshow, ‘The Key Points’, Mr. Kpebu argued that after the political and economic challenges under the NPP, public trust has tilted heavily in favour of the NDC. He indicated that the lessons from governance under the Akufo-Addo administration have created a stronger, more aware electorate.

“You see, those days, ministers carried themselves like demigods. But today, look at Felix Ofosu Kwakye, he sits here plainly, no airs, because he knows he’s here because we gave him a mandate.”

He added that political appointees now show greater humility and accountability, which he credits to the maturity of Ghana’s democracy and increased civic awareness.

Meanwhile, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for the Ablekuma North, Ewurabena Aubynn, has emerged victorious in the closely watched parliamentary rerun held on Friday, July 11, 2025.

This marks the first time in the Fourth Republic that the governing party has claimed the traditionally New Patriotic Party (NPP)-held seat, following years of political dominance by the opposition party.

The rerun, conducted in 19 polling stations, brought finality to months of legal and electoral disputes stemming from the December 7, 2024, general election.

After Friday’s rerun, NDC’s Ewurabena Aubynn polled 34, 090 while NPP’s Akua Afriyie polled 33, 881 votes.

That initial contest ended in a stalemate after allegations of irregularities and the submission of unauthenticated pink sheets led the Electoral Commission (EC) to withhold a final declaration for the parliamentary seat.

After the December election, both the NPP and NDC claimed victory. The NPP insisted their candidate, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, had won with a margin of 414 votes. However, challenges over unendorsed pink sheets from 19 polling stations led to confusion during collation which necessitate a rerun of the 19 polling stations.