A pro-NPP organisation calling itself the Patriotic Movement for Bawumia has voiced unhappiness with the choice of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s running partner, noting that it will be difficult to market him at the grassroots level due to his prior public statements that have not gone down well with the population.
This comes after flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia named Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh as his running partner.
The group, which includes grassroots members, polling station agents, and constituency and regional leaders, has rejected Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh’s nomination as running mate, alleging he is not a modest candidate and noting his recent comments to the country’s power issue.
The leader of the group, Ebenezer Nyamekye, shared the group’s displeasure, saying “You and I know that when it comes to the humility aspect, even when he was serving at Ministry of Energy that we all were experiencing some challenges that we called for a timetable, look at what he told the good people of Ghana.
“We don’t think such running mate can help promote the image of our great party, that is why we are appealing that we get a running mate that is same character or attitude just like our flagbearer.”
The group has thus petitioned the party’s National Executive Council to reconsider the choice, as they claim the running mate is being imposed on Bawumia.
“When it comes to running mate in our great party, no candidate has ever been desperate just like the one we are witnessing recently…We will appeal to him to present to the National Executive Council, a running mate of his own choice.
“It’s widely known to the party members you have been forced to choose the desperate hopeful as our running mate. We humbly counsel that to enjoy the support of us the grassroots men and women, do not present the name of the man you have been forced to choose.”
The petition was received by the Ashanti Regional Communications Officer of the New Patriotic Party, Paul Yandou, who pledged his commitment to submit it to the appropriate authority for further action.
