More than two-thirds of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus members in parliament overwhelmingly supported Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to become the party’s next flag-bearer in the 2024 general election.
According to reports, more than 102 of the 138 MPs of the NPP strongly believe that Dr Bawumia is the right man to succeed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo if the party wants to break the eight-year stalemate of one party. in government since the formation of the government. Second Republic.
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Sefwi Akotombra MP and former North West Deputy Minister Alex Tetteh Djornobuah made the bold revelation during an interview on Accra-based Peace FM while commenting on an investigative report that put Dr Bawumia far beyond his other opponents in the NPP Presidential Race.
According to Mr. Djornobuah, the vice president has all the qualifications to lead the party to set a new record when breaking the eight-year cycle of two consecutive political terms of parties in the country’s political history.
“This survey conducted is correct because the Vice President has been endorsed by 102 MPs so far. The MPs believe that Dr. Bawumia is the best bet to lead the party, and I have no doubt in my mind that he will emerge victorious,” he said.
Sefwi MP Akontombra has hinted that all MPs seeking support for the Vice President will soon reveal the cloak of anonymity so that the public knows and recognizes them.
“We’ll be addressing a press conference to declare our support as MPs for the Vice President very soon. Dr. Bawumia is a Vice President who has shown majority and capability that he is the only person who can lead the NPP to break the eight,” he disclosed.
Addressing delegates, Mr. Djornobuah said about 80% of the delegates will vote to elect the vice president.
“I know and believe that Western North, we’ll not disappoint the Vice President because it is time for us to reciprocate what he has done for us. And if we want more of such development then we need to vote for the Vice President,” he added.
The lawmaker pointed out that Dr Bawumia is the right person to fight former President John Dramani Mahama in the northern regions, adding that “with the support of our strongholds in Ashanti, Eastern and other regions, we can break the eight.”
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He mentioned that the ruling NPP government did a great job with the challenges faced by countries around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the government continued to shake hands. into infrastructure development, supporting social intervention programs such as Free High School (FSHS), One District One Factory (1D1F) among others without the Ghanaians in crisis power crisis unlike the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC).
However, he acknowledged that the NPP had made some mistakes in terms of governance but was quick to add that Ghanaians are safer under the NPP than the NDC in terms of hardship.
