A group called Concerned Traders of New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Kumasi, has called for a new flagbearer for the 2028 general elections, rejecting any attempt to reintroduce Dr.

Mahamudu Bawumia as the party's candidate.

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday 4th February 2025 the spokesperson for the group, Benjamin Ofori, stated that the NPP's humiliating defeat in the 2024 elections underscored the need for a different and winnable candidate.

He blamed the party's electoral loss on unpopular government decisions and what he described as the selection of the "wrong candidate" in Dr.