A political science lecturer at the University of Cape Coast in the Central Region, Dr. Jonathan Asante Okyere, has suggested that the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is deliberately withholding the findings of the Prof. Mike Oquaye-led committee report on the party’s 2024 electoral defeat to protect certain influential figures.

Speaking in an interview on Accra 100.5 FM’s midday news on Thursday, April 17, 2025, Dr. Okyere claimed that the party’s decision not only to keep the report private but also to bar members from discussing its contents is aimed at shielding individuals whose actions contributed to the party’s loss in the December 7 general elections.

While acknowledging that the party has the right to withhold the report, the political science lecturer argued that making at least parts of it public would promote transparency and help guide future strategies.

“It is troubling that the party leadership is preventing members from commenting on the report.

Members should have been given the space to express their views on what went wrong in the elections,” he remarked.

Dr. Okyere further observed that the lack of transparency is enabling certain powerful figures within the NPP to maintain their grip on the party, warning that this could hinder internal reforms and renewal efforts.

The Prof. Mike Oquaye committee was tasked with investigating the reasons behind the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 general elections and submitted its report to the party's national leadership earlier this week.

However, the findings have not yet been made public.