The path has been paved for the National Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to officially approve Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, also known as Napo, as the vice-presidential candidate alongside Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for the upcoming December 7 elections.
This decision comes after thorough consultations conducted by the party’s flagbearer, resulting in the endorsement of Dr. Opoku Prempeh by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the NPP Majority in Parliament.
In preparation for the formal announcement of his running mate to the party’s National Council, Dr. Bawumia held a meeting yesterday evening with Dr. Opoku Prempeh and the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, to address any existing differences and devise a strategic plan moving forward.
On Friday, June 28, 2024, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Majority Leader, announced that the caucus fully endorses Dr. Bawumia’s selection of Napo as his running mate.
He revealed that the Majority leadership held a meeting with Dr. Bawumia to deliberate on his running mate selection.
In an interview with Citi FM, Mr. Afenyo-Markin mentioned that the party’s national council will convene shortly to formalize the choice.
Majority caucus in full support
Yes, the leader of our party and flagbearer met with the leadership of Parliament and had an extensive engagement with us, regarding the way forward for the party going into the 2024 elections.
The conclusion was that our respected colleague, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh is his choice for running mate. And that is normally the practice, and out of respect, the caucus would have to be informed and engaged about the decision.
After, I proceeded and engaged the caucus, and so far, the feedback has been positive. The generality of the caucus members is in support of his choice. What it is, is that for it to become official or confirmed, there’s going to be a national council meeting.
From what he tells us, it appears that there’s going to be a general consensus on that and that will be no problem. We also enquired from him, the views of the President on it, and it was very positive.
So, this means that the various organs have been engaged with the information and that everything is set for our brother, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh to join him to hold the flag of the party for the 2024 elections.
