The Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Northern Region Operations Team has criticised Dr Bryan Acheampong, describing his call for the NPP to remove Dr Bawumia as its presidential candidate as “intellectually dishonest” and a misrepresentation of the party’s electoral record.
Dr Acheampong had argued that the NPP must reject Dr Bawumia going into future elections, citing his inability to secure any constituencies in seven of the sixteen regions during the 2024 polls.
But in a statement read on Monday, 22 December 2025, by Yussif Danjumah, Director of Communications for the group, the team said Dr Acheampong’s argument was “a deliberate attempt to mislead the public with skewed analysis.”
“History puts the claim in proper perspective,” Mr Danjumah said. “This phenomenon is neither new nor exceptional in the political journey of the New Patriotic Party.”
He noted that in 1996, former President John Agyekum Kufuor won only one region, while in 2012, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo secured two regions.
“Dr Bawumia’s performance in 2024, winning three regions out of sixteen, is not an anomaly in our party’s electoral history,” he emphasised.
The team accused Dr Acheampong of attempting to place the entire burden of the 2024 defeat on one individual, insisting that national elections are shaped by complex political dynamics, not a single candidate.
“Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is not a candidate the NPP can afford to discard. He remains the most marketed, most recognisable, and arguably the most popular figure within the party today,” Mr. Danjumah said.
He also questioned Dr Acheampong’s own political credentials, referencing his unsuccessful bids in the Suhum Constituency and the Abetifi seat.
According to Mr Danjumah, Ghanaians interact daily with the output of Dr. Bawumia’s work through initiatives such as the Ghana Card system, mobile money interoperability, the digital property address system, and broader digital transformation reforms.
“These are not abstract promises; they are tangible reforms that have reshaped everyday life,” he said, adding that even political opponents and independent institutions have acknowledged the impact.
He cited the Bank of Ghana’s endorsement of the Gold-for-Oil and Domestic Gold Purchase Programmes, as well as public remarks from a former NDC National Chairman — now a Policy Adviser at the Office of the Vice President — praising Ghana’s fully interoperable instant payment system.
Mr Danjumah argued that the NPP has historically allowed strong candidates to mature after initial electoral setbacks.
“In Ghanaian politics, credible candidates are not discarded after a single defeat. That was the path of Kufuor. That was the path of Akufo-Addo. It must also be the path of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia,” he noted.
He warned that abandoning Dr Bawumia now would undermine party unity and weaken the NPP’s position ahead of the 2028 general elections.
“Dr Bawumia is the party’s future, not its past,” he stressed.
The statement concluded with a call for calm and restraint within the party. Mr Danjumah urged Dr Acheampong and others to “learn the party’s history” and avoid comments that fuel division based on misinformation.
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