Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, former Vice President and 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, has stated that every president has handed over power to someone they once contested.
According to Dr Bawumia, President John Mahama will hand over power to him in 2029, looking at the historical pattern.
Speaking during an open interaction with MMDCEs in Accra, Dr Bawumia stated, “Every president has handed over power to someone they contested. President Rawlings handed over power to Kufuor, they contested in 1996, isn’t it? President Kufuor handed over power to who? Atta Mills”.
“They contested again in 2000 and 2004, isn’t it? And then Atta Mills unfortunately passed away and gave it to John Mahama in terms of him being elected.
But the Mills-Mahama government handed over power to who? Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, whom Mahama had contested.
And Nana Akufo-Addo has also handed over power to who? To John Mahama, whom he contested.
“So now, who is John Mahama going to hand over power to? That is it. It’s clear. It’s clear.
John Mahama will hand over power to Dr Mahamudu. That is what is being done.”, he boldly stated.
Martin Kpebu, a private legal practitioner, has the New Patriotic Party (NPP) fielding Dr Mahamudu Bawumia again in 2028 would hand the National Democratic Congress (NDC) an easy win.
The private lawyer aimed the NPP’s proposed flagbearer election timeline for early 2026, arguing that it smacks of top-down manipulation.
According to Kpebu, Ghana as a country has seen enough of old men as leaders.
Martin Kpebu emphasised that Dr Bawumia will be a 69-year-old president in 2032, and the Gen Z and Gen Alpha voters are not going to rally behind that.
Speaking on TV3 on Saturday, Martin Kpebu detailed, “When you look at the way the party is pushing Bawumia forward, it signals that they want the grassroots to just play along. It’s a calculated attempt to preserve the system that benefits the elite”.
“Who wants a 69-year-old president in 2032? The Gen Z and Gen Alpha voters are not going to rally behind that,” he asserted.
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“Every president has handed over power to someone they once contested.. From Rawlings to Mahama, the pattern is clear: power passes between contenders.” – Bawumia#GraphicOnline pic.twitter.com/A7bDtrXeCJ
— DailyGraphic GraphicOnline (@Graphicgh) June 23, 2025
