Bawumia emerges as a leader, not by imposition- Gambila responds to claims of bias
Former Member of Parliament for Nabdam, Boniface Gambila Adagbila, has rejected claims that recent constitutional amendments and internal reforms within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are designed to give former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia a fair advantage.
In an interview on Channel One Newsroom on Monday, July 21, Mr. Adagbila explained that the reforms are part of a routine process that follows every election cycle, aimed at evaluating and adjusting the party’s strategies.
“Every situation has its corresponding match, and every illness has its corresponding treatment. Over the years, after every election, we make changes, we reassemble, we evaluate things, and certain new ideas come up,” he noted.
Mr.Adagbila also pushed back against suggestions that the changes were designed to favour Dr. Bawumia. He argued that such criticisms are without merit and that re-evaluation after an election loss is a natural and necessary step.
“For those who say or criticise this, I am on the contrary. I don’t buy all their ideas. This election, where we have lost so much to the NDC, then of course we need to sit back and re-evaluate. And if we have re-evaluated and we think that we should consider certain alternatives, we go to try them—as we have done before.”
Addressing the notion that Dr. Bawumia is being “imposed” on the party, the MP argued that his rise is a natural consequence of the times and his proven leadership abilities.
“When you talk of leaders, there are so many ways they come up… A leader either emerges, is imposed, comes through a coup, or through knowledge or skills. So Bawumia emerges as a leader based on the circumstances. It is not like somebody is imposing Bawumia, it is not like Bawumia is imposing himself,” he said.
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