Bawumia would not have qualified as Akufo-Addo’s running mate under democratic rules – Nyaho-Tamakloe

Founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has criticised the party’s internal democratic processes, claiming that former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia would not have qualified to become former President Nana Akufo-Addo’s running mate if the party had strictly adhered to its own membership requirements.

According to him, clear criteria for members seeking leadership positions include being a member in good standing, paying party dues, attending at least 50 percent of branch meetings and maintaining active membership for several years before contesting internal elections.“Based on the criteria of being a party member in good standing, paying party dues, attending more than 50 per cent of meetings at the branch level and being a member of the party for three or four years before the primary, I will say he did not qualify,” he stated.