Former Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has said that former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia remains the right leader for the NPP going into the 2028 general elections.
The NPP goes to the polls on Saturday, January 31, to elect a flagbearer as part of their preparations for the 2028 general elections.
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, a former Minister of Education, said in a Facebook post that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia remains the right leader for our party at this critical moment.”
He further expressed the hope that the party will emerge united after the internal elections.
“I also underscored the importance of a peaceful and credible process as we head into Saturday.
“Through it all, my belief remains firm. The elephant will emerge victorious, and as a united party, we will all rally behind whoever is chosen to sit on it,” he said.
Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo also warned all the aspirants that the NPP is bigger than any individual, hence individual ambitions cannot override the ambition of the party.
“The ideology of the NPP remains attractive to Ghanaians. The NPP is bigger than any individual…unity is not an option, a strategic necessity to victory,” he said at the Peace Pact signing involving the five NPP presidential aspirants on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
For his part, the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, sent a word of caution to all the aspirants in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primary.
He made the point that such a commitment would help build confidence among party members and enable them to campaign and vote freely for their preferred candidates without fear of division or intimidation.
“We want the contestants to affirm that the process has so far been transparent, inclusive, and fair. We want them to commit to accepting the results, and we want them to commit to supporting whoever wins out of the five contestants,” he said.
For his part, Former Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye called for fairness in the process to elect a flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party.
He urged all the aspirants to also respect the party’s values throughout the process.
Mr Oquaye emphasised the need for fairness, unity, and respect for the party’s values throughout the electoral process.
“Please do something honourable for the New Patriotic Party and our tradition,” he said.
He added that signing the peace pact is necessary, as past experiences of unfair practices, partiality, and extreme partisanship within the party had negatively affected unity.
“In saying this, I am mindful that unfair practices, partiality, and base partisanship happened in our party, which have destroyed or shaken our unity”, he added
