The immediate past running mate of the (NPP) in the 2024 elections, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, has declared his unflinching support for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the party's upcoming flagbearership contest slated for January 31, 2026.
Speaking exclusively to Philip Osei Bonsu (OB) on Eko Sii Sen, and monitored by GhanaWeb on August 26, 2025, Dr Opoku Prempeh popularly known as NAPO said it would amount to betrayal to turn his back on Dr Bawumia after the former Vice President nominated him as his running mate in 2024 despite internal opposition. "I have worked closely with all the aspirants, but Dr Bawumia stands tall as the most capable and befitting leader to steer the affairs of the NPP," he asserted.
On accusations that Dr Bawumia caused the party's poor performance in the 2024 general elections, particularly in the Northern Region and Zongo communities, NAPO dismissed the claims, stressing that post-election reviews, including one conducted by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, never blamed him. "The real issue was voter apathy over two million of our own supporters stayed away from the polls.
The NDC did not even benefit from it," he explained.
