Former Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan has described the National Campaign Launch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Tamale as a reaction driven by "panic".

Mr Duncan argues that the NDC's anxiety stems from the increasing support for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the northern regions, attributed to the numerous development projects under President Akufo-Addo’s administration.

In an interview on Peace FM on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, Duncan suggested that the NDC's event in Tamale was an attempt to counteract the growing popularity of NPP's flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who has been drawing large crowds to his constituency campaigns in the north.

He stated, “Everyone who is being truthful would tell you that the NDC event that took place in Tamale on Saturday was a panic reaction. If you compare the number of people who attended the NDC’s National Campaign Launch and its organization to the constituency-by-constituency campaign of Bawumia, no one would tell you that there is great fear in the NDC and in John Dramani Mahama.

“This is why they went to hold the event we saw in Tamale on Saturday,” he said in Twi.

Duncan also criticized the NDC for failing to present clear policy alternatives during their campaign launch.

He noted that while the NDC's flagbearer promised not to mislead Ghanaians, there were no specific policy proposals outlined to address the needs of the citizens.