The 2024 Presidential Candidate of the (NPP), and former Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has recounted the words of encouragement he received from former President after his defeat in the 2024 general elections.

According to a report by 3news.com.gh, he made this known during an engagement with the Caucus in Parliament on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

Dr Bawumia recounted, "Sometimes, I hear people ask, 'Where do we start from?' The words of Pres Kufuor always ring in my mind.

He told me after the defeat that in 1996, when he had 39%, he too wondered where to start from.