Bryan Acheampong warns NPP against retaining Bawumia for 2028 elections

Dr. Bryan Acheampong, a flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has advised the party against fielding Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as its presidential candidate for the 2028 general elections, arguing that doing so would not improve the party’s electoral prospects.

Speaking on Face to Face on Channel One TV on Tuesday, December 23, in an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu, Dr Acheampong said the outcome of the 2024 elections should serve as a critical lesson for the party as it prepares for the future.

He cautioned that repeating the same presidential candidate would likely yield similar results. “If you go into the 2024 elections results, you cannot repeat a candidate. Not much will change,” he said.

“Ghanaians will forgive our party [NPP] for a lot of the wrongs it did in the past, because they forgave the NDC. It will forgive NPP. But we have a candidate challenge that we may not be able to surmount. Leadership inspires hope,” he stated.

He therefore urged the party to be strategic in selecting its next presidential candidate if it intends to regain power in subsequent elections.