Bawumia becomes first Muslim flagbearer of the NPP
Accra: The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has been elected as the flagbearer to lead the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December 2024 general elections.
Bawumia, a former deputy governor of the central bank, amassed 118,210 votes, representing 61.47% of the total valid votes cast in Saturday’s election primaries.
The feat makes him the first Ghanaian Muslim from the northern part of the country to lead the NPP, a major political party.
Kennedy Agyapong, a prominent lawmaker and the main contender for the eventual winner, secured 71,996 votes, comprising 37.41%.
Bawumia won in 14 regions, including Ashanti, the NPP’s stronghold, while Agyapong won in only two.
“It’s a victory for the rank and file of our great party, and particularly for the grass-roots members. I am humbled and overwhelmed,” Bawumia said in his victory speech. “We know that the NPP is the only party that can transform Ghana. The NPP will enter 2024 united and energised.
“We are ready to make a strong and convincing case for another term in office with a new leader and fresh mandate… I will not disappoint you. I have my own vision and my own priorities, and I shall govern as my own man. My vision is to build a self-sufficient Ghana and a data-driven economy to usher in a golden age of benefit for our natural resources.”
Bawumia will be contesting with two-time loser and former president John Mahama of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in December next year.
The two candidates from the dominant political parties are seeking to win power at a time when Ghana is suffering its worst economic and financial crisis in decades.
The West African nation has signed a $3 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a bid to better manage its debt burden.
Ghana’s inflation rate dropped to a 12-month low in September of 38.1%, down from 40.1% in the previous month.
Rating agency Fitch Solutions says it anticipates Ghana’s debt to decline to 87% of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of this year, from 89% in 2022.
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