Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the 2024 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has urged party members to stop internal attacks.
Bawumia reiterated that the attacks the NPP launches among themselves become an ammunition for their opponents, the NDC, which was used against them.
Speaking at the NPP’s National Delegates Conference held on Saturday, July 19, Dr Bawumia stated, “Too often, when we are yet to choose our leaders, indiscipline, unacceptable language, and unpardonable behaviour become the order of the day.
In the end, when internal competitions are over, the attacks we have launched on ourselves become further ammunition which our opponents use against us”.
“In the end, when internal competitions are over, the attacks we have launched on ourselves become further ammunition which our opponents use against us. We experienced it in the 2024 campaign, and we should not let it happen again a second time. This is why I call on all ‘kokrodites’ to stop internal attacks now. Let’s stop the internal attacks now,” he warned.
He further added that tribalism and religious bigotry pose an existential threat to the NPP and should not have a place within the party.
Bawumia added, “Let me say tribalism and religious bigotry from whichever quarters they emanate pose an existential threat and should have no place in the New Patriotic Party,” he advised.
“We must ensure Ghanaians genuinely see the lessons we have learned and are willing to apply the next time round. We shouldn’t be shy about them; it is then that our fellow countrymen and women will give us another opportunity to serve. An army that wants to win a battle must exercise discipline within its ranks,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced an expansion to its Electoral College that will select its presidential candidate for the 2028 election.
Frank Davies, Chairman of the Constitution Amendment Committee, revealed, “Whereas the National Council of the party has, pursuant to Article 13(1) of the constitution, scheduled January 31, 2026 as the date to elect the party’s 2028 presidential candidate,” Davies stated, “the National Annual Delegates Conference has adopted an amendment to expand the Electoral College for this purpose.”
The amendment sees the new Electoral College include:
All former Members of Parliament (MPs)
All former parliamentary candidates
All former Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs)
All card-bearing former ministers and deputy ministers
All former regional, constituency, and branch executives
All members of the National Council of Elders and the National Council of Patrons
Regional and constituency patrons and elders
All TESCON coordinators
