'Over our dead bodies' - Ken's boy threatens Bawumia against changing NAPO as running mate

Chairman Akwasi Nti Asamoah, former Fomena Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and a known ally of Ken Agyapong, has issued a stark warning to the party’s flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, against replacing Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO) as his running mate for the 2028 general elections.

According to Akwasi Nti Asamoah, Bawumia must retain NAPO, the same running mate he had in the 2024 election, citing the example of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who, despite multiple unsuccessful bids, consistently kept Dr Bawumia as his deputy.

“Bawumia cannot change NAPO because he is the right candidate. Akufo-Addo contested with him as running mate three times, and they eventually won. Now, Bawumia has also been marketed and is going again, so NAPO is the best candidate to run with him. It can never change, over our dead bodies. How can he be changed? It can never happen,” Nti Asamoah declared in a fiery interview on Angel TV.

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He stressed that while no individual is perfect, NAPO has acknowledged his shortcomings and actively worked on them, making him the ideal running mate for Bawumia.

“The party suffered defeat in the 2024 general elections because of voter anger, and it is not NAPO’s fault. He remains the best person to partner Bawumia for the presidency,” he added.

Dr Bawumia partnered Dr Opoku Prempeh in the 2024 elections but lost to President John Dramani Mahama and Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang.

Although Dr Bawumia has since been re-elected as the NPP flagbearer, he has not yet announced his running mate for the upcoming election, a decision Anti Asamoah insists must favour NAPO.





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