'Bawumia has stood the test of Ghana' - Kojo Frempong

The New Patriotic Party’s 2024 Parliamentary Candidate for Wenchi, Kojo Frempong, has delivered a stirring and deeply personal endorsement of former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, urging party delegates to retain him as the NPP’s flagbearer for the 2028 general elections.

Frempong is among 110 NPP parliamentary candidates who have publicly declared their confidence in Dr Bawumia, calling on delegates to rally behind him when the party goes to the polls on January 31, 2026, to elect its next presidential candidate.

In a viral video that has sparked wide conversation, Kojo Frempong lays out what he describes as compelling and undeniable reasons why Dr Bawumia remains the NPP’s strongest choice.

He points to Bawumia’s proven track record, his positive and stabilising impact as Vice President, his humility, emotional intelligence, and what Frempong calls a clear and forward-looking vision for Ghana.

To underline that vision, Frempong recalls one of the most defining moments of Ghana’s recent economic history.

At the height of the global economic crisis and amid a rapidly depreciating cedi, he notes, Dr Bawumia proposed the now widely discussed policy of the Bank of Ghana buying and accumulating gold reserves—a bold intervention aimed at shoring up the economy and restoring confidence.

Beyond policy, however, Frempong’s message strikes a deeper chord.

He argues that after eight years as Vice President and a full national campaign as a presidential candidate, Dr Bawumia has already undergone — and passed — what he terms Ghana’s toughest test: “social enquiry.”

According to Frempong, this is the intense and unforgiving scrutiny that every Ghanaian aspiring to the presidency must endure — from their character and competence to their values and vision.

In his view, Dr Bawumia has emerged stronger, more refined, and more prepared.

“Ghanaians have examined him.

They know him. And they trust him,” Frempong suggests, presenting Dr Bawumia not just as a candidate, but as a leader who has been tried, tested, and affirmed by the people.

Watch the video below: