Bawumia reconciles NAPO, Wontumi ahead of NEC decision on running mate
Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is working hard for an easy endorsement of his running mate, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, at the next National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.
After presenting the name of the running mate to the President, the majority caucus, and the national executives, he has also reconciled Dr. Prempeh and the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, commonly referred to as Chairman Wontumi.
The reconciliation follows an acrimonious lobbying for the running mate slot in the Ashanti Region, the NPP’s stronghold. The meeting ironed out the differences between the two and strategized for the way forward.
This clears the way for NEC to endorse Dr. Prempeh popularly as the running mate for the December 7 elections.
On Friday, June 28, 2024, Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin confirmed that the caucus is in full support of Dr. Bawumia’s choice of Napo as his running mate.
