- “I think they are all great candidates but I won’t hide the fact that I have a preference and my preference will be the vice-president…"
The director-general of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) says he supports the election of Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia as the NPP flagbearer for the 2024 election.
Awuku said the vice-president will be a strategic candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
He said it is possible for the governing party to win the 2024 election with Vice-President Bawumia as the flagbearer.
Speaking with Kweku Nhyira-Addo on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Wednesday (5 April), Awuku said: “I think they are all great candidates but I won’t hide the fact that I have a preference and my preference will be the vice-president…It is also possible the NPP can win 2024 with a great candidate; in him [Bawumia] you have a combine effect of a very smart and good candidate.”
“All I saw [on Bawumia’s facebook wall] was that it is possible. He has not declared his intention yet. He will be a strategic candidate for us [NPP] to have; he’s accommodating and practices politics of inclusion. I’ve seen people who supported different candidates in the past canvassing for votes for him.”
He added: “I believe that this election will definitely not be about tribe or religion but will be about the content of what the person can do and provide.”
“The vice-president has been at the forefront of championing many initiatives of the government and if he decides to throw his hat into the ring and he asks for our support, it’s something that it’s also worth considering,” Awuku said.
“my only advise to him is that he should also know that this is a party that even a polling station result can be challenged at the high court, so he should be willing to work hard and give the delegates and the party people a reason to believe that he can lead them to break the 8.”
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“Bawumia Must Win”
Meanwhile, a political volunteer groups in the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), known as “Bawumia Must Win” -BMW says Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia is a threat to the opposition NDC.
According to the group, the vice-president through the digitalization process has done a lot to make living for every Ghanaian very easy, which the NDC is not happy with.
The group president, Gyasi Baako said this during the launching of the BMW to throw their support behind Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, as the flagbearer-hopeful of the party.
The launch of the ‘Bawumia Must Win” campaign was held at the GNAT Hall in Accra, on the theme, “Making history with Dr Bawumia as the next president of Ghana.”
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