National Youth Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Salam Mustapha, has emphasized his conviction in the possibility of the party retaining power by challenging for his head to be chopped off if the party fails to win the 2024 general election.

In a video sighted by GhanaWeb, where Salam Mustapha is seen addressing some party faithful during an event, he expressed absolute conviction that the NPP will retain power come December 7.

"We are not losing the election; let nobody try to convince you NPP is going to lose. I am telling you, if we lose this election, I keep on telling people, 'cut off my head.' That is the level of my confidence going into that election," he stated.

He emphasized that his conviction is grounded in the NPP's numerical advantage over the main opposition, the National Democratic Congress, specifically in the party's stronghold of the Ashanti Region.

"Greater Kumasi alone, just 11 constituencies cancel about five-six regions. If we take the 47 constituencies, it cancels about eight regions out, and still, there is change. In 2020, the NDC had about 600,000 votes in Ashanti Region, which is more than what they got in their own Volta Region. Numbers; that is why I keep saying we need to keep paying attention to the numbers. If we drop the NDC votes in Ashanti Region and the NPP is able to hit 75%, this election is done. So when I look at the numbers; when I study the trend analysis, nobody can convince me NPP is going to lose the elections in December; we are not losing the election.

"We are not going to lose; there are people who think that NPP is done; we have lost. Check the polls; the NPP is gaining, and the NDC is dropping. Last year or early this year, they said they were going to win the election with 58%, and I told someone these people are mad. It is true, the NDC can never win an election with even 52%; they don't have the numbers. You can quote me anywhere, and any day I will defend it..." he expressed.

The 2024 general election promises to be a keen contest between the NPP and the NDC as President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo completes his second term.

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the NPP's flagbearer, has selected former energy minister and Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, as his running mate.

The duo will be up against former President John Dramani Mahama and former Minister for Education, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, on the NDC front.

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