Bawumia Storms North For ‘Round 2’; NAPO For Community Engagements

Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is leaving no stone unturned, in his bid to engage electorates ahead of the December 7, Presidential election.

Barely 24-hours after a mammoth event to unveil his running mate, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh in Kumasi on Tuesday July 9, Dr Bawumia, is already in the Northern region to pitch camp for the next few weeks.

He left Kumasi for Tamale immediately after the outdooring, and on Wednesday morning, he started what will be series of community engagements in the five Northern regions in the next two weeks.

Dr Bawumia’s campaign, so far, has been consultative, energetic and grassroots-based, as he engages with traditional rulers, identifiable groups and community members on the streets, markets and in their homes.

It is not likely, he will depart from same routine, considering the enormous impact it made in the first phase of the campaign.

Dr Bawumia’s running mate, NAPO, has also hit the ground running by starting community engagements, starting from the Western region.

Courtesy Call on Omanhene

Meanwhile, the NPP running mate, has called on the Omanhene of Wassa Amenfi traditional area and President of the Western Regional House of Chiefs, Tetrete Okuamoah Sekyim II, yesterday Wednesday July 10.

He was accompanied by the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, the National Organiser of the NPP, Henry Nana Boakye and some NPP parliamentary candidates in the Wassa area.

He said, the visit formed part of efforts to consolidate the New Partnership quest between traditional rulers and politicians as clearly articulated by our Presidential Candidate H.E. Dr Bawumia

“I am encouraged by the words of wisdom of Tetrete as we look forward to engaging all stakeholders in this campaign. I am grateful to our party executives in the Western region and the Wassa area constituencies for their warm reception,” he wrote on his Facebook page.

Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, earlier said that the NPP, was targeting 85 percent votes in the Ashanti Region in this year’s elections.

He said that the NPP would do a door-to-door campaign ahead of the general election.

Addressing supporters of the NPP in Kumasi on Tuesday, July 9, after his unveiling, he said “We want 85 percent in the Ashanti region.”

He further urged the supporters of the party and Ghanaians in general to “honour President Akufo-Addo and Bawumia by voting massively to win the 2024 elections, we will do house to house campaign.”

For his part, Flagbearer of the NPP Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, as a problem solver, knowledgeable, and generational thinker.

He says, he has absolute respect for Dr Opoku Prempeh.

Addressing supporters of the NPP at the unveiling of the Manhyia South Lawmaker as his running mate in Kumasi on Tuesday, July 9, Dr Bawumia, said “Napo is knowledgeable, I have high respect for him, he problem solver, a generational thinker.

“We can work together and bring bold solutions to the people of Ghana, our ticket is full of generational thinkers.”

Source: Anchorghana.com