Otchere Baafi urges NPP delegates to retain Bawumia ahead of January 31 flagbearer primary

The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Otchere Baafi, has called connected New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates to propulsion their afloat enactment down erstwhile Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia arsenic the enactment prepares for its important flagbearer predetermination connected January 31, 2026.

Speaking to delegates successful Koforidua connected Tuesday, Otchere Baafi described the upcoming superior arsenic 1 of the astir consequential interior contests successful the party’s history. 

He stressed that the NPP requires a well-prepared and nationally recognised campaigner to pb its comeback bid successful the 2028 wide election.

“I'm saying that the 31st January predetermination is not a joke. It's a important predetermination and we request an experienced person. We request idiosyncratic who has been well-marketed and is good known by Ghanaians. That idiosyncratic is Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia,” helium said.

Five candidates are contesting the NPP flagbearer race. They are Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Dr Bryan Acheampong, Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong and Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum.

Otchere Baafi praised Dr Bawumia’s longstanding loyalty to the party, recalling his dedicated work “during hard moments” and noting that the erstwhile Vice President remains the NPP’s astir formidable campaigner for the nationalist polls.

He emphasised that the work for winning elections begins astatine the section level and urged grassroots members to mobilise effectively. 

“Politics is local, truthful the work is connected each of america astatine the polling presumption level. It is simply a corporate work for all. So fto america each travel together, enactment hard astatine the section level for the NPP to reclaim power. And the lone idiosyncratic who tin assistance america to triumph easy is experienced and good marketed Dr Bawumia,” helium added.

The MP expressed assurance that unity of intent and beardown enactment for a wide accepted campaigner would presumption the NPP to instrumentality to powerfulness successful 2028.