“We’re Maintaining the 2023 Delegates so They Can Re-elect Dr Bawumia”: Chairman Wontumi Discloses
- Chairman Wontumi, the NPP's Ashanti Regional Chairman, has given reasons for the party's decision to elect a flagbearer before holding other elections
- The politician and businessman said this happened with former Presidents John Kufuour and Nana Akufo-Addo during their bids to lead the country
- Social media users who watched the video thronged the comments section to share their views on Chairman Wontumi's defence of the opposition party
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Bernard Antwi Boasiako, often known as Chairman Wontumi, has disclosed why the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has decided to elect its flagbearer first before organising elections for other positions.
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP stated they needed party delegates to elect Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as their flagbearer again, hence the need to retain the same people who voted for him in 2023.
Source: Facebook
In a video on X, Chairman Wontumi stated that this was not the first time in the party's history that the NPP had chosen its flagbearer before conducting other elections for executives.
He claimed a similar approach was used to ensure ex-President John Kufuor was elected as flagbearer in 1998 so he could contest and subsequently win the 2020 elections.
"Normally, during party elections, we start from the polling station level, then to the constituency and regional level. Afterwards, the regional and constituency executives vote for national leaders. After all this is done, all the executives vote for the presidential candidate."
"But because of Dr Bawumia, we are maintaining all executives as it was done in [Kufuor's] time. So we are maintaining the delegates who voted in 2023 to elect him again in 2026. So if anyone comes and claims it isn't because of Bawumia, then the person is lying."
Source: UGC
Chairman Wontumi's claim amazed many since the party's national executives claimed they were not holding the elections to favour any particular candidate.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled its presidential primaries for Saturday, January 31, 2026. Watch the video below:
Reactions to Wontumi's assertion about flagbearer race
YEN.com.gh collated some reactions to the video shared by @eddie_wrt on X. Read them below:
@roneyblue said:
"Lmaoo. This must be a skit. Look at what a big political party like the NPP has been reduced to a comedy channel starring Chairman Wontumi as himself, Abronye as himself, Bawumia as himself, Kennedy Agyapong as himself, Chairman Buga as himself and many more 😂🤣😂🤣😅."
@Nanaezze wrote:
"Ah, this man just let the cat out of the bag on a silver platter like this. He makes political opponents get am falaaa."
@papakwadjo said:
"Wontumi literally highlighted the party's HERITAGE from 1996, if the same was allegedly done for Kuffour and Nana Addo, what's the HUGE FUSS, if the same is planted for Bawumia? Continuity is being established, and that's essential with governance and social desirability approach. Norm."
@Atongo4gh wrote:
"You can trust Chairman Wontumi to reveal every evil secret within the party."
@QuofiTaylor said:
"God has a way of doing things that defies science and human imagination. Aduro akye omo. When Team Ken complained, they said we were nagging too much."
@NanaK_Baidoo wrote:
"Every reasonable human being in this country knew this right from the beginning. All the very best to you, wai, and well done too. After that, come and do the same to the national register."
Kennedy Agyapong vows to win 2028 election
YEN.com.gh also previously reported that Bawumia's rival, Kennedy Agyapong, had promised to emerge victorious in the 2028 election.
He made this declaration during the celebration of his 65th birthday, vowing to also unite and uplift the NPP if given the power to do so.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
