The obvious victory of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the flagbearer contest of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) shows how strong he is as a personality given that this is his first time contesting in such an election, former General Secretary of the NPP, Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has said.
Mr Agyepong, a one-time flagbearer hopeful of the NPP, indicated that the party would now have to work to regain the confidence and respect of Ghanaians to win the 2024 general elections.
Speaking in an interview with TV3’s Eric Mawuena Egbeta at the Accra Sports Stadium, the venue for the final declaration of the results of the NPP polls, on Saturday, November 4, he said “This is the first time Dr Bawumia is contesting, and over 60 percent votes shows how strong he is.”
He added “Let us get the narrative that will win the respect and confidence of Ghanaians.”
A professor at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo also said that the Vice President has mastered the art of politicking.
Prof Gyampo indicated that Dr Bawumia was able to reach out to delegates who were difficult to access by other aspirants and also knew how to to talk to those who mattered in the electoral process.
He however said Dr Bawumia would have a huge task of defending the track record of the government as he tries to convince Ghanaians to vote for him in the 2024 general elections.
“How he is able to defend the track record and embarrassing situation of this government is an issue. Explaining that things are better today than when he became vice president is a huge task ahead of him. I congratulate him for winning. He has mastered the game of politicking, he knew how to talk to those who mattered, he knew how to reach out to those who others could not reach out to.”