Some young individuals in the Ketu North Constituency of the Volta Region, purportedly affiliated with the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), have defected to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Their decision is attributed to dissatisfaction with the perceived ineffectiveness of the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia-led government. The group officially declared their switch on January 11, 2024.

Among them are former NPP executives in the region, expressing their inability to continue endorsing what they view as a faltering administration.

In an interview with Citi News, Bernard Akpabli Agbeli, a former youth organizer of the NPP in the area, stated that these youths have pledged their support for the NDC and its presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama.

“Already, I have declared my total support for John Mahama and the NDC. We will campaign for them, and we will make sure that we win the presidential and will form the majority in the parliamentary election. I was the polling station youth organiser, formerly polling station organiser; I was constituency youth organiser as well.”

“So I’ve served this party [NPP] for about 27 years now. Everybody knows me very well in the Volta Region here, and the leadership of the party in the region also knows me; they know how hard-working I am. This government is not ruling us well. So it is because of that I took this decision,” he said.