When Bawumia was defending NPP in difficult moments, some were making noise - Okyere Baafi

Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, has recalled the dedication and committed service of former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to the New Patriotic Party over the years.

Addressing delegates of his constituency in Koforidua yesterday, during a campaign tour of Bawumia, the MP said when the going got tough for the party and bold men were required to defend the party, Bawumia came forward to do that, while some people, whom he described as "cowards who are now making noise," hid under their tables.

"When it was very tough in Ghana here and some NPP big members were hiding under tables, he was the one who stood up for the party," Otchere Baafi said, referencing the 2012 election petition at the Supreme Court, which Bawumia was the chief witness for the NPP for 8 months.

"He defended the party at the 2012 election petition at the Supreme Court after the NPP was cheated at the polls. Some of the cowards who went into hiding are now out saying they are the real party members and Dr Bawumia is not a true member."

Baafi, while endorsing the candidature of Dr Bawumia, also commended Dr Bawumia for standing for the party in the elections petition, as well us his contribution to electoral reforms in Ghana, which he said, helped the NPP to come to power.

"The person who stood up and defended the party at the Supreme Court and ensured that many elections reforms were implemented to pave the way for the NPP to win power, is the one I am endorsing and I am urging all of you to support on January 31."

He described the 2028 election as a crucial one which the NPP requires an experienced and well-marketed person such as Dr. Bawumia to win.

"I'm saying that the 31st January election is not a joke. It's a crucial election and we need an experienced person. We need someone who has been well-marketed and is well known by Ghanaians. That person is Dr Mahamudu Bawumia," the MP said.

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