NPP Primaries: Bawumia Secures Commanding Victory at Party Headquarters
- Mahamudu Bawumia secured a big victory at the New Patriotic Party headquarters in the presidential primary
- Kennedy Agyapong followed with the second most votes, while other candidates secured minimal support
- Bawumia was projected to win 14 out of 16 regions and get 57% of the total votes cast in the primary
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Former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia secured victory at the New Patriotic Party headquarters amid the party's ongoing presidential primary process.
Citi News reported that the former Vice President polled 308 of the 481 total votes, per provisional results.
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His main challenger, Kennedy Agyapong, got 160 votes, Bryan Acheampong got three votes, Yaw Adutwum got two votes, while Kwabena Agyepong got seven votes.
Bawumia has been tipped to win the primary, according to the final poll and prediction released by Global InfoAnalytics.
He had been predicted to win 57% of the vote, followed by Agyapong with 28%. Acheampong is projected to secure 13%, while Adutwum has 2%. The remaining candidate, Kwabena Agyapong, stood at less than 1%.
Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, has projected that the former Vice President will win 14 out of the 16 regions.
Over 200,000 delegates voted in the election across Ghana’s 276 constituencies at 333 polling centres.
In the 2023 presidential primary, Bawumia won with 118,210 votes, representing 61.47% of the total valid votes cast.
Bawumia delegates celebrate Manhyia South victory
As results trickle in from the various constituencies, the former vice president appears to be building a formidable lead.
In the Manhyia South constituency, where Bawumia’s former running mate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO) is based, results were declared that indicated that Bawumia had secured victory by a comfortable margin.
He polled 453 to Kennedy Agyapong's 65, with no other candidate coming close to toppling him.
Following the declaration of the results, delegates supporting the frontrunner broke out into a chant, confident of securing victory nationwide.
About the NPP Presidential Primary
The NPP is holding a presidential primary on Saturday, January 31, 2026, with five aspirants seeking victory.
The five contestants are Agyapong, Bawumia, Dr Byran Acheampong, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum and Kwabena Agyapong.
The NPP has indicated that 211,849 delegates are expected to vote in the presidential primary across Ghana’s 276 constituencies.
The voting took place at 333 polling centres.
Stica reacts as Bawumia wins Nhyiaeso
In the Nhyiaeso Constituency, the Electoral Commission disclosed that the total number of votes cast at the State Experimental Basic School was 795 votes.
Source: UGC
With this, Bawumia came first with 371 votes, Kennedy Agyapong came in second with 321 votes, Dr Bryan Acheampong took the third spot with 91 votes, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum came fourth with 4 votes, and Kwabena Agyapong took the fifth position with no votes.
The Member of Parliament for the Nhyiaeso Constituency, Stephen Amoah, in an interview with Joy News right after the declaration of the results by the commission, admitted he was surprised by the outcome.
Source: YEN.com.gh
