Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency, John Dumelo, an aspiring has subtly criticized his contender, Lydia Alhassan, following her preferred candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s underwhelming performance in her constituency during the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries.
Kennedy Agyapong, Bawumia’s key rival, secured 535 votes, emerging as the top choice in Ayawaso West Wuogon during the November 4 primaries.
In response to this outcome, Dumelo took to Twitter and expressed his lack of surprise at Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s lower vote count compared to Kennedy Agyapong’s.
He seemed to raise questions about why his contender couldn’t rally delegates in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency to vote for her preferred presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
“So Ken Agyapong won in Ayawaso West… Someone couldn’t whip her delegates in line for Bawumia. I’m not surprised,” John Dumelo said.
In Ayawaso West Wuogon, Kennedy Agyapong garnered 535 votes, while Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia received 441 votes.
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto secured 1 vote, and Addai Nimo garnered 3 votes during the presidential primaries.
However, at the conclusion of the presidential primaries held on Saturday, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia emerged as the winner and the NPP’s flagbearer for the 2024 presidential elections.
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, received 0.75% and 0.41% of the votes, respectively.