Deputy Director of Operations at the Presidency, Mustapha Gbande, has claimed that some members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) helped the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to win the 2024 general elections.

Speaking in an interview with Bola Ray on Starr FM on Thursday, April 10, 2025, Gbande, who also serves as the Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, however, failed to disclose the form in which the support to the party was made.

"We have NPP people who have supported us to win these elections," he said. When asked by the host if he was sure about that, he responded, "Yes, we know them."

The outspoken politician added, "We have people who are not political but supported us to win these elections. We are loyal and committed to all these people. But we must show that in the basket there are NDC people."

Meanwhile, he lambasted the NPP, stating that half of their officials would have fled Ghana if he had been president, due to alleged corruption.

Some members of the NPP have accused the Mahama administration of harassing and persecuting innocent former officials of the previous Akufo-Addo government since assuming power.

However, Mustapha Gbande, in the same interview, urged the NPP to be thankful to President John Mahama for not being as ruthless as he could have been in pursuing corrupt party members.

He stated that President Mahama has been very lenient with corrupt NPP officials by not immediately dragging them before the courts to face charges.

Gbande further remarked that if he were president, by now, half of the NPP members who previously held public office and were corrupt would have fled the country due to his more ruthless approach.

"When I see my brothers (NPP members) making noise, I feel sad. They should thank President Mahama. If he were not the president today, and someone like me were, half of the NPP people would have left this country by now. If you are corrupt... I don't believe in malicious communication, and I also don't believe in destroying someone's image. Whatever I tell you is based on what I know," he said.