According to the outspoken Chairman, "Our target to win all forty-seven constituencies is still in motion. We will have to deliver it. The running mate has also given us an 85% target, which should be done as well." Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the vice-presidential candidate of the NPP, expressed confidence that the party can achieve its ambitious target of securing 85% of the vote in the Ashanti Region with Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the presidential candidate. Speaking at the Ashanti Regional Campaign Working Committee Meeting and Women's Conference in Kumasi on Sunday (11 August), Dr Opoku Prempeh, also known as Napo, emphasised the strategic advantage of having Dr Bawumia on the ticket. He stressed the significance of Bawumia's candidacy in mobilising support and reinforcing the party's stronghold in the region.