The Member of Parliament (MP) for Abetifi and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr Bryan Acheampong, has attributed the party’s defeat in the 2024 presidential election to the tribe of its candidate for the election and the Bawku chieftaincy conflict.
According to him, Bawumia being a Mamprusi caused the NPP a lot of disaffection in many parts of the country because of the chieftaincy conflict between the Mamprusi and Kusasis, resulting in a significant loss of votes.
He claimed that parliamentary seats that the NPP won convincingly with former presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo were lost because of the tribe of its presidential candidate.
He, however, noted that the vice president was not to blame because he was just a “victim of circumstances.”
“President Kufuor won all NPP votes in Kusasi, and President Akufo-Addo also did the same thing, but because the fight is between two tribes (Mamprusis and Kusasis) and we elected a flagbearer from one of them, we lost in the Oti Region, Upper East, Upper West, and the Northern Region.
“We lost all our seats because of the candidate we presented (Dr Mahamudu Bawumia), and he could be a victim of circumstance and not his fault, but the timing didn’t favour him,” he said.
The Abetifi legislator went on to admonish members of the NPP not to allow emotions to dictate the person they choose as their presidential candidate for the 2028 election.
He added that the party must choose a candidate who would secure them power come December 7, 2028.
Watch a video of his remarks below:
You see why I don’t trust the NPP leaders?
They know all these dynamics but are willing to compromise and stick with Bawumia…NDC have got some smart people leading them walahi…
Especially, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah..Bawumia has too many negativities surrounding him and that’s… pic.twitter.com/bnSAHs2g1w
— Mr Armstrong Utd (@MrStrong_Utd) August 23, 2025
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