Former Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia
Yaw Dabie Appiah Mensah, a senior member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bono Region, has urged supporters and members of the party not to be discouraged by its political defeat in the 2024 election.
Instead, he encouraged the party to look forward to an electoral victory in the 2028 general election, urging supporters not to relax.
“We must rebrand the party and continue to propagate its ideologies while marketing the party’s 2024 flagbearer, the former Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia,” he stated.
Mensah, 75 years old and a former regional organizer of the NPP in the then Brong-Ahafo Region, however, emphasized that it would be politically suicidal if the party failed to maintain the former Vice President as the 2028 election flagbearer.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Odomase in the Sunyani West Municipality of the region, Mensah, popularly known as “Oga,” said that despite the NPP’s political defeat in the last election, Dr. Bawumia’s popularity remained strong.
“If we want to turn around our political fortunes and regain power in 2028, then our great party must endorse Dr. Bawumia by popular acclamation, because failure to do so will cost us dearly,” he advised.
Mensah indicated that voter apathy contributed significantly to the NPP’s defeat in the general election, stressing the need for the party to remain formidable, identify, and proactively tackle emerging internal challenges.
The former regional organizer said he was very concerned about some internal challenges within the NPP and urged the party to forgive each other’s offenses and forge ahead in unity.
“We shouldn’t give room for division or allow some party members to sow seeds of discord among us. This is not the first time we have lost political power, and we must come together to strengthen our political base.”
“In fact, those who are considering retirement must do so and allow some of us, who are devoted and die-hard members, to rebrand the NPP for the next general election,” Mensah said.