Former Deputy Communications Minister Felix Ofosu Kwakye has sharply criticised Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, branding him as the least favourable presidential candidate ever elected by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
This critique follows Bawumia’s recent triumph in the NPP’s flagbearer election held on November 4, 2023.
Felix Ofosu Kwakye highlighted that, based on the election results, nearly 40% of NPP supporters appear to have reservations about the vice president’s bid to lead the party.
He suggested that Dr. Bawumia’s prior statements and actions, which have been captured in various videos and statements, might potentially be used against him in the upcoming 2024 election.
Kwakye Ofosu’s post on social media, accompanied by a video of Bawumia, read: “NPP delegates have elected the worst NPP Prez candidate ever.
Nearly 40% of NPP folks do not like him and rightly so, because his own words of the past will be his undoing. For instance, in the video below, he explains why he should be thrown out at the polls in 2024.”
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo officially handed over the leadership of the NPP to Dr. Bawumia after a 16-year tenure.
Akufo-Addo had served as the party’s leader since 2007. According to the NPP’s constitution, Dr. Bawumia assumed the role of the new leader of the party following his victory in the presidential primaries.
Dr. Bawumia secured his victory with 61.43% of the total votes, with Kennedy Agyapong, his closest rival, receiving 37.41% of the vote share.
The other two contestants, Dr. Afriyie Akoto and Francis Addai Nimo, garnered 0.75% and 0.41% of the vote, respectively.