This is a step towards breaking the 8 – Bawumia declares after coming first in Super Delegates Conference

After his big victory in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Super Delegates Conference on Saturday, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia declared that the ultimate focus is winning the 2024 General Elections.

“This will require a lot of unity amongst ourselves and amongst all the flagbearer hopefuls. It is very important that as we go on this journey towards December 2024, we don’t have cracks in our ranks. “We have to all work together and not destroy this very important unity that we have,”he said.

Speaking to journalists at his residence just after the Electoral Commission declared the results of the polls, which he won, Dr. Bawumia said, “The main event for all of us in the party is December 2024. As we all work together in this party going through these processes, we all have to keep in mind that what we are all working towards is a win in December 2024 for the NPP, therefore to break the eight in 2024. This will require a lot of unity among ourselves as a party.”

Results
Dr. Bawumia won the polls with 629 votes, representing 68.15% of the total valid votes. Kennedy Agyapong came second with 132 votes, or 14.30% while Alan Kyerematen placed third with 95 votes, or 10.29%. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, 40 votes – 3.90%; Boakye Agyarko, 9 votes, 0.98%; Addai Nimo, 9 votes– 0.98%, Kwabena Agyapong, 6  votes 0.35 %; Joe Ghartey, 4 votes  0.34%; Kojo Poku, 3 votes  0.32%; Kofi Konadu Apraku, 0 votes 0.00%.

The Chairman of the NPP’s Presidential Election Committee, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, announced that Addai Nimo and Boakye Agyarko will go for a run off on Saturday to determine who joins the first four for the National Delegates Congress on November 4, unless one of them backs out of the race.

Gratitude
Dr. Bawumia thanked the party for the confidence reposed in him. “I am very humbled and very grateful for this election but this is only the first step of winning the flagbearership of the party, so I know that there is work ahead,” Dr Bawumia said, adding “The main event is December 2024, and as we all work together we have to keep in mind that what we are working towards is a win in December 2024.”