The current Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has declared his intention to run for president of Ghana in the general elections of 2024, according to Nana Obiri Boahen, a former deputy general secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, Nana Obiri Boahen, who identified himself as the leader of the international Dr. Bawumia for President movement, stated that he has not requested any appointments from the Vice President. He was acting instead of acting out of his own free will.
“No man born of a woman can beat Dr Bawumia” he said, adding: “I am borrowing the words of William Shakespeare from his book, Macbeth,” to buttress his point.
Contest
Nana Obiri Boahen was, however, quick to add that so far, all the flagbearer aspirants who had declared their intention to contest for the party’s flagbearership were competent and capable of leading the party but “I am of the strong conviction that Dr Bawumia will win the contest and go ahead to win the national elections.”
“I know the volume of work I am doing for Dr Bawumia and everywhere I go, I receive a lot of encouragement from the people concerning Dr Bawumia,” he stated.
The NPP former Deputy General Secretary said: “I am going to set this nation ablaze. What I mean is that I am going to set this country politically ablaze by ensuring that Vice President Bawumia wins the NPP presidential primary and win the national elections.
Minority leadership reshuffle
When asked about the National Democratic Congress's (NDC) decision to reorganize its parliamentary leadership, Nana Obiri Boahen responded that the NDC had the right to do so as a political party if it believed doing so would be to its advantage.
“We need to be honest with ourselves. The NDC is a political party and at any point in time, they can change leadership. They have only decided to re-strategise and restructure, and for me there is no big deal about it,” he said.
According to Nana Obiri Boahen, who represents the NPP, he is more focused on making sure Dr. Bawumia wins both the flagbearer election and the general elections in order to "break the eight" rather than events within the NDC.
“With due respect, I will not criticise the NDC for choosing to change its parliamentary leadership. I am a matured and a discerning politician and I won’t buy into that. The NDC is a political party with 137 Members of Paliament and they can take a decision on their own, anytime. They decided to change their party leadership and we don’t need to drag this through the media,” he added.
“I know for sure that the NDC will present John Mahama as their flagbearer, but I can also assure you that Dr Bawumia is set to beat him in the national elections,” he asserted.