, the Vice-Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has refuted claims that the party would not support a northerner to lead as its presidential candidate, declaring that this narrative has failed. Speaking at the Ashanti Regional Campaign Working Committee Meeting and Women's Conference in Kumasi on Sunday, August 11, Dr. Opoku Prempeh, also known as NAPO, emphasized the unwavering support for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia within the party, particularly in the Ashanti Region. "Our opponents said our party won't vote for a northerner to lead us. But that agenda has failed.