Vice President and NPP presidential candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has been praised by former NPP General Secretary Kwabena Agyei Agyapong as a leader of extraordinary integrity, saying he is the kind of leader Ghana needs today.
Since the election, Kwabena Agyapong, one of the ten contenders who ran alongside Dr. Bawumia for the NPP Flagbearer post, has vowed to support the vice president and will accompany him on his nationwide campaign.
Agyapong, commended Dr. Bawumia’s honesty and character in a speech to the chiefs and residents of Adaklu in the Volta Region on Tuesday.
“This is a man with strong personal integrity. He has served as Vice President for eight years, and no one has found a blemish on his record. That says a lot about his character,” Agyapong stated.
“He understands people, he loves people, and he cares for people. I truly believe he is the kind of leader Ghanaians need.”
Agyapong went on to say that Bawumia’s election as Ghana’s first Muslim leader of a major political party for a presidential race has been a turning point following years of propaganda portraying the NPP as an Akan-dominated party.
“His election as NPP Flagbearer has laid to rest the perception of the NPP as an Akan party,” Agyapong noted, emphasizing the historic nature of Bawumia’s victory, including the significant number of votes he received.
“Many people did not expect him to win so resoundingly. There were ten of us in the race, but he made history by winning with 61% — a record for a first-time aspirant in our party’s history. Neither Adu Boahene, Kufuor, nor Nana Akufo-Addo achieved 61% on their first attempt. Dr. Bawumia did”, he stated.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
