Vice Chair of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer’s Campaign Team, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has revealed that £400,000 was gathered from the fundraising event hosted by the party in the United Kingdom on June 22, 2024.
Party leaders and the Young Executives Forum organized a fundraising dinner in London on that date to support Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s 2024 election campaign.
Reports from the event indicated an impressive £1.2 million was raised, with attendees including Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, his wife, Samira Bawumia, and other prominent NPP members.
However, during an appearance on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana show, Nana Akomea disclosed a significantly different amount.
In a discussion with the show’s host, Dr. Randy Abbey, about his time in the UK, Nana Akomea denied socializing there.
Nana Akomea stated that his visit was to assist in the successful organization of the fundraising dinner for the party’s 2024 election campaign and expressed satisfaction with the funds raised from the event.
“We were campaigning. We were raising funds for the campaign. We had about £400,000,” he told Dr. Abbey, who hit him with a barrage of questions about the event.
During the fundraiser, Dr. Bawumia sincerely thanked the NPP-UK and YEF for their steadfast support. He reiterated his dedication to running a strong campaign, with the goal of achieving a landmark victory for the NPP, often called “breaking the 8.”
Dr. Bawumia highlighted his aim to instill a mindset of possibilities among Ghanaians, shifting away from the common attitude of impossibilities.
He mentioned that the initial phase of his campaign had been effective, and he plans to escalate his efforts as the election approaches.
“The campaign has started in earnest. We have done a tour of the 16 regions, and we just finished with Ashanti. I would like to thank the Ashanti regional chairman and all the campaign team in Ashanti for the massive show of force that everybody saw when we got there,” Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia remarked.
“I think going through the 16 regions, it is clear that the narrative is changing. There were people who, six months ago, did not believe that the NPP was going to win the 2024 elections, but I think that after talking about our record and talking about our vision for this country, minds have changed dramatically and NPP is in the position to win the 2024 elections.
“We are not going to be complacent. We are just beginning. This first tour of the 16 regions is the first gear of the campaign. We are going to go into the second gear in July, the third and fourth gear by November, and I believe at every stage, we are going to up the ante,” Dr. Bawumia remarked.