The Northern Regional Operations Team of the Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia (DMB) campaign has dismissed comments by Dr. Bryan Acheampong urging New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates to abandon Dr. Bawumia as a future presidential candidate.
At a press conference in the Northern Region, the team described Dr. Acheampong’s remarks—made on Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana—as misleading and historically inaccurate. Dr. Acheampong had argued that Dr. Bawumia’s inability to win constituencies in seven regions during the 2024 general elections disqualifies him from leading the party.
The DMB team countered that similar electoral outcomes in the past did not prevent other NPP leaders from eventually winning national elections. They cited former President John Agyekum Kufuor, who in 1996 won constituencies in only one region, and former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who failed to win constituencies in six regions during the 2012 elections. Both, they noted, later became presidents.
According to the team, Dr. Bawumia’s 2024 performance—winning three out of sixteen regions—compares favourably with the early records of both former presidents. They argued that the NPP’s success has been built on consistency and long-term strategy, not abrupt change.
They also rejected attempts to blame the party’s 2024 defeat solely on Dr. Bawumia, describing such claims as simplistic. Election outcomes, they said, reflect multiple factors, including incumbency fatigue and broader economic challenges.
The team emphasised Dr. Bawumia’s credentials, describing him as the NPP’s most recognisable figure, highlighting his contributions to Ghana’s digital transformation, financial inclusion, and public sector reforms. They referenced initiatives such as the Ghana Card system, mobile money interoperability, and the digital address system as policies with lasting national impact.
“Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is not the past of the New Patriotic Party,” the group said. “He is the future,” he stated.
They further questioned suggestions that Dr. Bawumia should step aside for Dr. Acheampong, arguing that his national policy contributions remain limited.
The operations team urged party members, including Dr. Acheampong, to avoid public statements that could threaten party unity.
“We urge Hon. Dr. Bryan Acheampong and others who share similar views to
exercise restraint, deepen their understanding of the party’s history, and refrain from making public
pronouncements that undermine party unity based on inaccurate narratives. Constructive criticism
must be grounded in facts, not conjecture,” he said.
