"It's Sad We Have Only 87 Members in Parliament": Former NPP MP Speaks on Party's Dwindling Fortunes
- Former MP Eugene Boakye Antwi lamented the NPP's dwindling numbers in Parliament during an interview on Okay FM
- He described it as sad that the party now holds only 87 seats compared to 159 in 2016 and 137 in 2020
- His comments followed the NDC's victory in the Akwatia by-election, which increased their total seats to 185
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Eugene Boakye Antwi, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Subin on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has expressed disappointment over the party's current parliamentary representation.
Speaking on Okay FM, the former MP, who is aspiring to become the General Secretary of the NPP, said he is unhappy with the party's strength in Parliament.
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He said it is unfathomable for a political party like the NPP to have only 87 members in Ghana's legislature.
"This is sad, very sad. A party like the NPP having only 87 seats in Parliament is unheard of. This has never happened before in our history," he said.
"It's true that the seat (Akwatia) may not change much in terms of our strength in Parliament, but it's said that in 2016, Ghanaians gave us 159 members of Parliament, then 137, plus one, in 2020, but it has now been reduced to 87. This means that the law of diminishing returns has set in," he added.
He further urged his party members not to give up, adding that the difficulties they are currently facing mean that they have a lot of work to do ahead of the 2028 general elections.
"It doesn't look good that the NPP, a major opposition party in the country, has only 87 out of 276 seats. But God does whatever he wants. The party has a lot of work to do. It can't be business as usual," he stated.
Watch Eugene Boakye Antwi's video below:
NDC clinches Akwatia seat from NPP
The former Subin MP made these remarks while reacting to the outcome of the Akwatia by-election held on Tuesday, September 1, 2025.
At the close of polls at 5:00 pm, the NDC parliamentary candidate, Bernard Bediako, a lawyer, was declared the winner of the Akwatia by-election.
He defeated the New Patriotic Party's Solomon Kwame Asumadu, a small-scale miner, in the election held under heavy police presence.
The Electoral Commission announced that Bediako had polled 18,188 votes while Asumadu garnered 15,235 in the by-election.
Owusu Patrick of the Liberal Party of Ghana also polled 82 votes, while there were 303 rejected ballots.
With Bernard Bediako's victory, the NDC now boasts 185 out of 275 seats in Parliament, alongside four independent MPs.
This makes the ruling NDC the first political party in Ghana to secure a two-thirds majority in Parliament, giving them absolute control in the legislature.
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Michael Okyere will not contest in 2028
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the MP for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, announced he would not seek re-election in 2028, citing growing monetisation in Ghana's politics.
Michael Okyere Baafi announced this while reacting to the Akwatia by-election, in which the NDC's Bernard Bediako Baidoo won.
The opposition politician had earlier promised to resign if the NPP lost the by-election, but later apologised for his bold comment.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
