A former presidential staffer, Justice A.
Newton-Offei, has described the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) defeat in the 2024 general elections as a "good omen" for the future of Dr.
Mahamudu Bawumia in the NPP. According to the seasoned radiographer turned politician, the defeat offered a golden opportunity to rid the party of the clique of "greedy and selfish" individuals who hijacked the Akufo-Addo administration and were waiting to do same with Bawumia. In a reflective article shared publicly, Newton-Offei claimed that had the NPP won the 2024 elections, the same group of individuals who "held the Akufo-Addo presidency hostage" would have immediately surrounded Dr.
Mahamudu Bawumia and derailed his vision. "This same clique would've quickly surrounded Dr.
