The Director of Communications for the Dr Mahamudu Bawumia campaign team, Miracles Aboagye, has stated that former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia does not control the public comments of individuals who choose to support him.
Speaking on the Orange Sunrise programme with Alfa Ali on Wednesday, Mr Aboagye stressed that Dr Bawumia has consistently run a decent and issue-based campaign, free from inappropriate political rhetoric. He noted, however, that the former Vice President has often been the target of unguarded and inappropriate remarks from others.
Mr Aboagye further expressed confidence that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) would emerge united after its presidential primaries scheduled for December 31, 2025, and present a single national agenda ahead of the 2028 general elections.
He called on party members to rally behind Dr Bawumia, describing him as the best candidate with the experience, vision, and competence to lead the NPP to victory in 2028.
His comments come in the wake of remarks by NPP flagbearer hopeful Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, who, in an interview on United Television (UTV), stated that Dr Bawumia “does not exist” in his life. Mr Agyapong also alleged that Dr Bawumia failed to thank him after he campaigned for him during the 2024 general elections, and warned party officials against any attempt to rig the upcoming primaries.
Dr Bawumia won the NPP’s 2023 presidential primaries with 118,210 votes, representing 61.47 per cent of the total valid votes cast. He was declared winner by the Electoral Commission of Ghana at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, November 4, 2023.
In that contest, Mr Agyapong polled 71,996 votes (37.41%), Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto secured 1,459 votes (0.76%), while Francis Addai-Nimoh obtained 781 votes (0.41%).
Meanwhile, recent polls conducted by Global Info Analytics indicate that Dr Bawumia is leading with 42.7 per cent support, followed by Mr Agyapong with 17.7 per cent. The survey also recorded 14.9 per cent as undisclosed, with 19.3 per cent of respondents undecided.
