Supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have received assurances from Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia that he will never do anything that might cause the party to become unstable.
After submitting his nomination papers to run for flagbearer, he spoke to thousands of supporters at the NPP headquarters in Accra, saying his goal was to unite the party in order to win the general election in 2028.
“Our true opponent is not within. Our true opponent is out there,” Dr. Bawumia declared, urging aspirants to view the flagbearership contest as an internal process and avoid actions that could divide the party.
“We need unity to win and I promise you that, just as you have known me to be, I would not do anything to bring division or conflict within the party. If there would be anyone to create problems in the NPP, it won’t be Dr. Bawumia,” he stressed.
In his reflections on his political career, the former vice president explained that he entered politics out of a sense of obligation to the country and the NPP.
He recalled his willingness to jeopardize his reputation in support of the NPP’s election prospects and his departure from prominent positions at the African Development Bank and the Bank of Ghana to serve the party.
“All my life, this country and this party have given me so much,” he said. “I feel an overwhelming sense of duty to give back. That is why I didn’t hesitate to leave my job at the Bank of Ghana to assist the NPP’s quest for power in 2008. That is why I did not hesitate to leave my job at the African Development Bank to help the NPP in 2012. That is why I didn’t hesitate to take the box at the Supreme Court as the star witness in 2013 to fight for the NPP.”
