Former Vice President and 2024 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed strong confidence that the NPP will return to power in the 2028 general elections.

He stated that Ghana’s political pattern favours presidential candidates who have made multiple attempts, suggesting that the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) choice of a first-time candidate in 2028 could work to the NPP’s advantage.

Addressing members of the NPP in London during a meeting with the party's diaspora branch, he said, "I believe that in 2028, NPP is going to come back into power. I believe so. There are a few reasons why I am so convinced about this. If you look at our political history, it is usually very difficult for a first time presidential candidate to win an election in Ghana."

"I don't know why but Ghanaians want you to come more than once, so there is a sense that in 2028, NDC is going to bring a candidate for the first time. I believe we will have an advantage over that new candidate coming in 2028. I believe we will have a very big advantage,"he said.

Dr Bawumia further argued that the NDC’s performance in office would affect their chances of winning in future elections.

He believes the NDC will not be able to fulfill all promises made after they won the elections.

"The second set of reasons that I believe we are going to win is because NDC is actually in government. In opposition they made so many promises and told a lot of stories about what they were going to do and they have now come into government. It's not easy to do propaganda when you are in government. its easier to do it when you are in opposition, so they told so many lies when they were in opposition."
"They said when they come, they will bring down the cost of kenkey and the cost of living. Have you noticed a reduction in kenkey prices in Ghana? No, prices are rather going up. they are not coming down."

"This is only four months or five months. you will see that this lie they told about reducing the cost of living will be more and more exposed as we go forward," he said.