An elderly man has quizzed what the newly elected flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is coming back to do after emerging victorious in the party’s primaries.
He questioned whether the dollar, now trading at about 10 cedis, would be pushed to 17 cedis, and whether petrol, currently around 9 cedis, would rise to the same level.
According to him, Ghana does not need to go backwards.
Speaking in a viral video, the elderly man stated, “This issue is disturbing me. Now that Bawumia has won, what is he coming to do? I am not worried about his win, dollar is now 10 cedis, is he coming to move it to 17 cedis? Ghana, are we going to go backwards? How much is cement now? 70 cedis is he coming to send it back, 102 cedis or what?
Look at the price of petrol, how much is one litre, it is 9 cedis, is he coming to send it 22 cedis?”, he questioned.
Also, a market woman has confidently stated that the newly elected flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will secure only 28 per cent of votes in the 2028 elections.
The market woman asserted that she is an NDC woman but supports Bawumia being the NPP flagbearer for the NDC to hand another miserable defeat.
She detailed that in the 2024 elections the Bawumia secured 38 per cent and was not pleased that this time around, they are going to hand him 28 per cent in the 2028 election.
Their comments follow, Dr Bawumia, who has been elected the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) once again.
The former Vice President secured a commanding victory in the party’s presidential primary held on Saturday Janurary 31, 2026.
Dr Bawumia is now set to lead the NPP in the 2028 election as they seek to regain power from the NDC.
Dr Bawumia polled 110,645, representing 56.48 per cent of the total valid votes cast, which was confirmed by Electoral Commission officials at the party’s headquarters.
Ken Agyapong came in second place with 46, 554 votes (23.76%), while Dr Bryan Acheampong secured third position with 36,303 votes (18.53%).
They were followed by Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum in fourth place with 1,999 votes (1.02%) and Kwabena Agyei Agyepong in fifth with 402 votes, representing 0.21%.
Meanwhile, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called on all party members to put aside differences and work together to win the 2028 elections.
Speaking after being officially declared the NPP flagbearer, Dr Bawumia stressed that the outcome of the election should mark the beginning of cooperation among party members.
He further appealed to delegates and supporters across the country to let go of any reservations they may have and unite behind the party’s vision.
Dr Bawumia stated, “Together we stand, divided we fall.”
Watch the video below:
“As Bawumia has won, what is he coming to do?” an elderly man asked, lamenting the state of the economy after Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia emerged as the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer.
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