Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO), the New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2024 running mate, has said if the party do not win the 2028 general election, they cannot win the 2032 election.
According to NAPO, if the NPP do not fight for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to become running mate, no one will come after him.
Speaking to some NPP members in a viral video shared on social media, NAPO stated, “If the NPP do not fight for Dr Bawumia to come, no one will come after him. If you think I am telling lies, don’t do it. If we do not win the 2028 we cannot win the 2023 election.
So if somebody comes to tell you that someone wants to lead in 2032, shame them”.
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh further disclosed that he could have picked up forms to contest in the NPP presidential primaries, but he will never stand unless Dr Mahamudu Bawumia become president.
NAPO added, “I have said it on the radio, I can pick forms in the NPP, but if I have not helped Dr Bawumia to become President, I will never stand”.
In related news, a new poll conducted ahead of the 2028 general elections has revealed that the former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, currently leads all potential National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidates.
The survey was conducted by Africa Policy Lens from July 27 to August 7, 2026, and interviewed 16,963 voters across all 276 constituencies, testing Dr Bawumia in seven assumed one-on-one contests.
The Africa Policy Lens disclosed that across all the matchups, Dr Bawumia secured between 45.7 per cent and 49.9 per cent of national voter support.
Dr Bawumia led Johnson Asiedu Nketia, 45.8 per cent to 42.4 per cent; Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, 45.7 per cent to 42.8 per cent; and Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, 45.9 per cent to 41.5 per cent.
They further disclosed that the NPP flagbearer margins were wider against Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, whom he led 47.4 per cent to 40.2 per cent, and Dr Julius Debrah, 48.4 per cent to 37.9 per cent.
Also, Dr Bawumia’s largest leads were recorded against Hon. Eric Opoku, 49.8 per cent to 33.9 per cent, and Prof. Joshua Alabi, 49.9 per cent to 34.4 per cent.
According to the Africa Policy Lens, undecided voters ranged from 7.2 per cent to 9.3 per cent across the different matchups.
They further disclosed that the survey revealed Dr Bawumia won between nine and eleven of Ghana’s sixteen regions in every matchup tested.
However, Africa Policy Lens stressed that the survey should not be viewed as a prediction of the outcome of the 2028 election.
According to them, the survey is a reflection of public opinion at the time the survey was conducted.
The report stated, “Although the findings should be interpreted as a reflection of public opinion at a particular point in time rather than as a prediction of future electoral outcomes, the consistency of Dr Bawumia’s advantage across all hypothetical contests constitutes a noteworthy pattern”.
In other news, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said the party’s primary objective is to regain political power in the 2028 elections.
According to Dr Bawumia, the August 15 regional elections should not be viewed as the end of the party’s internal activities but rather as part of a broader process aimed at creating a stronger and more effective political organisation capable of winning back power in the 2028 election.
He also reminded the executives that their election should be viewed as a responsibility rather than merely a political achievement.
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