Ghanaian actor Richard Asante, popularly known as Kalybos, has said that the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) loss in the 2024 general election did not come as a surprise.
Speaking on Showbiz A-Z with Kwame Dadzie on Saturday, 5th July 2025, Kalybos said several indicators suggested that the party was not going to win the election.
He cited the country’s voting pattern and internal challenges within the party as major reasons for the loss.
“With our democratic system here, it looks like every eight years, the people will bring in a new government. And it depends on how peeved people are during your last term. And we can all attest to it. This is no party bit. It was in shambles. It was in a mess, for a lot of things going bad. It was bound to happen, let me just put it that way, so they would sit down and think about all that has gone on. It got to a time they weren’t really for the people. That is where I think the problem came from. And now I think they are righting their wrongs and I think they will do better,” he said.
He added that although he remains a loyal member of the NPP, he believes the party failed to respond to the economic needs of the people during its last term.
“We all saw what the economic hardship was. I am a full party person but when it is A you need to say A. There was a problem. There was someone who would not listen,” he stated.
Kalybos, who is known for his roles in comic films and skits, publicly declared his support for the NPP in the lead-up to the 2020 general election.
He was part of a group of entertainers who campaigned for the party at the time, and continues to identify with the NPP despite their 2024 electoral loss.
According to him, he got attracted to the NPP because of their Free Senior High School Policy. He said it took away his burden of fending for a number of people in terms of their education.
