Bawumia Files NPP Flagbearer Nomination Amid Call for Unity: “We Have to Put Our Best Foot Forward”
- Former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has filed his forms to contest the New Patriotic Party flagbearership
- The policitian made a call for party unity and a civil campaign process in an address after he filed his nomination forms
- Kennedy Ohene Agyapong and Dr Bryan Acheampong are among aspirants in the opposition party's flagbearer race
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Former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has filed his nomination to contest the New Patriotic Party flagbearer election scheduled for January 31, 2025.
Hundreds of NPP supporters were at the party headquarters to offer support to Bawumia, who represented the party in the 2024 presidential election.
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After filing the forms, Bawumia underscored the need for the party to remain united as the flagbearer race heats up.
He also rallied supporters to help in rebuilding the party after its devastating election loss to the National Democratic Congress.
“To win 2028, we must not just talk unity; we must live it. The repeated attacks by our own party folk on one another are absolutely unhelpful. What we say against each other is what the NDC will use against us in 2028.
"If you claim you are a true patriot and want this party to win in 2028, then stop it. Don’t lecture us about how blue your blood is - let your actions show. Stop the internal attacks now. Stop the religious and tribal attacks now."
Bawumia also urged party aspirants to be civil in their campaigns and concentrate their efforts against the Mahama administration.
Bawumia building NPP support according to data
Bawumia will be going up against former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, former General Secretary of the party Kwabena Agyepong, Abetifi MP Bryan Acheampong, and Former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum.
The former Vice-President is tipped to again win the flagbearer race according to a poll conducted by Global InfoAnalytics.
Figures showed that Bawumia had earned 52% support among NPP delegates, while Agyapong, former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, had 17%.
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Rival camp says Bawumia can’t win 2028
Earlier in August, Kennedy Agyapong’s spokesperson, Kwasi Kwarteng, argued that Bawumia would not help the NPP win power in 2028 if made flagbearer.
He claimed the former Vice-President was unmarketable and posed no threat to Agyapong's campaign, and rather endangered the party's future.
Kwarteng also held that delegates would cause irreparable harm to the NPP if they selected Bawumia as the party's flagbearer in next January's presidential primary.
"If Dr Bawumia wins, it's not a threat to Ken's campaign but rather to the NPP as a party. No matter how you market him [Bawumia], people don't want to patronise him."
NPP youth organisers declare support for Bawumia
YEN.com.gh reported that 490 NPP youth organisers declared support for Bawumia ahead of the party’s 2026 primaries.
The endorsement, announced at a meeting on July 29, praised his leadership, track record, and vision for Ghana’s future.
This move followed backing from over 200 former MMDCEs and more than 60 NPP MPs, strengthening his flagbearer bid.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
