Some NPP members are lobbying for the running mate position of the party’s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, ahead of the upcoming general elections.
According to sources within the party, there is a growing list of potential candidates seeking to be considered for the position.
The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West constituency, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has reacted to this news.
Mrs However, Owusu-Ekuful has expressed her disapproval of this approach, stating that lobbying for the position is disrespectful and undermines Dr. Bawumia’s authority to make his own decision.
In an interview with Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show, Mrs Owusu-Ekuful emphasized the need to allow Dr. Bawumia the freedom to choose his running mate without external pressure.
She stated, “Let him be given the space to choose the person he best thinks can partner with him. I think it is even disrespectful for people to be lobbying as if he can’t make his own decision.”
Mrs Owusu-Ekuful also urged the public to refrain from putting pressure on Dr. Bawumia to nominate his running mate, emphasizing that the position should not be sought after or gambled for.
Bawumia was elected NPP flagbearer in December 2023 during the party’s primaries. It has been six months after the primaries, and five months to the general elections, and he is yet to announce his running mate.
Energy Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has been tipped as the front runner in the race for the running mate position.