“We Will Suffer if Bawumia Doesn't Become President”: KT Hammond Cautions NPP Delegates

• KT Hammond has urged NPP delegates to back Dr Bawumia as flagbearer for the 2028 presidential race
• He warned that Ghana and the NPP could suffer if Bawumia is not elected as president
• The experienced politician criticised wealthy aspirants for using their financial contributions as campaign tools

The former Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa in the Ashanti Region, Kobina Tahir Hammond, has urged delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to elect Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as their flagbearer for the 2028 election.

The former MP, affectionately called KT Hammond, suggested that Dr Bawumia is the best bet for Ghana, and for that matter, must be elected as the presidential candidate of the party.

The renowned politician said the NPP, and to a large extent Ghana, may suffer if Dr Bawumia, the former Vice President, is not elected as President in the 2028 elections.

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"If we don't make this man (Dr Bawumia) the President of Ghana, we will suffer," he cautioned.

KT Hammond made these remarks while speaking with some NPP delegates at the Adansi Asokwa constituency during Dr Bawumia's campaign tour of the Ashanti Region ahead of the flagbearer race on January 31, 2026.

He further questioned why some NPP presidential aspirants were using their financial contributions to the party as a campaign strategy.

The experienced politician, who served as the Minister for Trade and Industry under former President Akufo-Addo, said those presidential aspirants who claimed to be rich were nowhere to be found when the party was facing serious financial challenges in the 1990s and 2000s.

"Where were these people when the party needed money in the 1990s and 2000s? When stalwarts of the NPP went round sourcing for funds to build the party into a winning machine, these people were nowhere to be found. Those of us who embarked on that journey have not come out to brag about it," he said.

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"When you meet these so-called rich men in the party, ask them where they were before we won our first election in the year 2000. Today, because they have made a lot of money from the party, they want to use it to brag," he added.

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Netizens react to Hammond's message to delegates

Ghanaians on social media have shared varied views on KT Hammond's message to the NPP delegates in Adansi Asokwa.

YEN.com.gh compiled a few of the comments below:

@GaruSarkCess said:

"The truth is your Bamumia will still lose again sɛ potooo."

@NanaYawOp also said:

"Bawumia had his chance and his own people didn’t vote for him, we need to give the party back to an Akan person. Let’s follow tradition."

@cfc_owusu commented:

"Campaign and counter campaigns. NPP ay3d3 brutaaaa. Is it a new Bawumia or the same one that wanted the steer?"

Dr Bawumia urges unity among presidential aspirants

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia filed his nomination forms to contest the NPP flagbearer race scheduled for January 31, 2026.

He cautioned the party's presidential aspirants against actions that could destabilise the NPP ahead of the 2028 general elections.

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Bawumia thanked God, his wife Samira and his campaign team, calling the bid to lead the NPP a big responsibility.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh