Former Member of for the Odododiodio Constituency, , has hinted at running for the flagbearership position of the ruling (NDC) for the 2028 presidential election.
Speaking in an interview on GHOne TV on May 20, 2025, Nii Lante Vanderpuye said that he will contest for the NDC flagbearership if the presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 election, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, decides to run again in the 2028 election.
He mentioned that Dr Bawumia would not be a match for him in the 2028 presidential election if the two are chosen by their respective parties as flagbearers. "I've heard Bawumia say that because the NDC will be changing candidate in 2028, he stands a chance of [winning]...
I don't know whether it's true, but it's been attributed to him, and his PR has not refuted it. "And who tells me he will win their flagbearership?