The race for the flagbearer place of Ghana’s primary opposition celebration, the New Patriotic Occasion (NPP), is already taking form.
Barely six months after the celebration’s humbling defeat within the 7 December 2024 basic election, a number of key figures have begun declaring their intentions to guide the NPP into the 2028 elections.
These names are rising amid ongoing restructuring and frantic efforts to unite the celebration, setting the stage for what is predicted to be a decent however compelling contest.
This text highlights a few of the outstanding figures throughout the NPP who’ve up to now declared or hinted at their intention to guide the celebration as its presidential candidate within the 2028 elections.
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Dr Mahamudu Bawumia
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Unsurprisingly, one of many key names to emerge is former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who led the celebration as its presidential candidate within the 2024 elections alongside working mate Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh.
Regardless of main the NPP into its historic 2024 defeat, Dr Bawumia has, in current engagements with celebration supporters, expressed confidence within the celebration’s return to energy probably underneath his management.
He has argued that first-time presidential candidates typically wrestle to win in Ghana, implying {that a} second try might yield higher outcomes.
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His potential candidacy has already attracted endorsements from a number of celebration stalwarts and grassroots supporters.
A current ballot performed by International InfoAnalytics revealed that 57% of NPP supporters again the previous Vice President to guide the celebration into the 2028 elections.
Nonetheless, he faces sturdy competitors from one other notable determine within the particular person of Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.
Kennedy Ohene Agyapong
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The outspoken former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has publicly declared his intention to contest the flagbearer position, vowing to not succumb to inner celebration stress.
With rising momentum and important grassroots help, Agyapong is broadly seen as Dr Bawumia’s strongest challenger.
This won’t be their first contest. Within the lead-up to the 2024 elections, Mr Agyapong completed second to Dr Bawumia within the NPP’s Delegates Conference in 2023, securing 14.30% of the vote in comparison with Bawumia’s 61.47%.
With a extremely aggressive race anticipated, the celebration management faces a important job: uniting its factions earlier than and through the primaries to keep away from deepening inner divisions.
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum
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As soon as a robust supporter of Dr Bawumia, the previous Minister of Training and present Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, is one other outstanding determine who has signalled curiosity within the flagbearership.
In a now-deleted Fb submit, he wrote:
Within the silence of the noise, one man’s report speaks louder than mere marketing campaign chants. One man’s influence echoes throughout each area. One man’s imaginative and prescient is what Ghana wants for a complete Ghanaian transformation.
The submit featured a campaign-themed picture prominently displaying the NPP emblem and hues, with the daring slogan: “The ADUTWUM FACTOR – The NPP’s surest wager for victory in 2028.” The picture additionally carried the initials “Y.A. 2028.”
Dr Bryan Acheampong
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The newest identify to floor within the race is Dr Bryan Acheampong, former Minister of Meals and Agriculture and sitting Member of Parliament for Abetifi.
His potential candidacy was hinted at by the previous MP for Akim North, Andy Appiah-Kubi, throughout a current media interplay.
Mr Appiah-Kubi praised Dr Acheampong as a succesful chief with the potential to redeem the celebration in 2028:
The duty on our hearts is to current a terrific candidate who can redeem our celebration, and Dr Bryan Acheampong is making ready himself for that mission. He’ll converse for himself in the end, however I’m solely a messenger. From what I do know, he’s the one, and his work speaks volumes.
He added:
If we’re searching for a candidate with mental prowess, Bryan is the one. If we wish a profitable enterprise mogul, he’s that too. So with him, we’re killing two birds with one stone… he’s an emblem of victory.
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Conclusion
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With not less than 4 outstanding contenders already rising, the NPP’s flagbearer race guarantees to be some of the aggressive in its historical past.
Because the celebration works to recuperate from its 2024 defeat and reposition itself for 2028, unity, technique, and robust management shall be essential in figuring out who finally leads the celebration again to the poll.
