The member of parliament for Asante Akyem South, Kwaku Asante Boateng, has said the former vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, should have stepped aside after serving for eight years as vice president.
According to the NPP member of parliament, Dr Bawumia was an alien and a stranger in the NPP who was brought in and made vice president and should have stepped aside after serving for eight years as vice president.
He claimed, Dr Bawumia is part of the reason there is no peace in the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The Asante Akyem South MP likened Dr Bawumia’s situation in the NPP to a stranger in a family who was brought into the family but was later made the successor, which causes conflict in the family.
Speaking on Adom TV on the Badwam show, Hon. Kwaku Asante Boateng explained, “If there is a seat at home, and your uncle or brother is the one sitting on the seat, you know that when he dies, you are next in line. But later, they go and bring someone who is not part of the family, saying that when the Chief die, he is going to replace him. This brings conflict in the family; this is the issue happening in the NPP.
We went to bring the stranger (Bawumia) and gave him a position as vice president, even though there were people who could have also been vice president”.
When asked what Dr Bawumia should have done after serving as vice president, he added, “ I feel Dr Bawumia should have pulled himself away and later return, which would not have brought out the internal conflicts”.
He is a factor of the NPP internal conflict; he is a part of it. Are we saying that at the party will not get any Northerner who has been with the party for so long for that position?, It was about recognition that was why he was called”, he added.
In related NPP news, three individuals from the campaign of Bryan Acheampong, one of the flagbearer aspirants for the upcoming NPP primaries, have launched a verbal attack on Dr Bawumia over what they described as a measly GHC50 given to them as a transportation fee.
The 3 who hail from Abetifi, Bryan’s constituency, openly declared their allegiance to him in a viral video while expressing unwarranted anger at the campaign team of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
According to them, they spent more than 90 cedis on their transport to attend the campaign event, but were only given 50 cedis.
They claimed that some NPP delegates in other areas received GHC 100, calling it a sign of disrespect.
The delegates are now rallying behind Hon. Bryan Acheampong, urging all Abetifi delegates to vote massively for him in the upcoming NPP presidential primaries.
Speaking in a viral video, the NPP delegates stated, “ We rushed to Kwahu Tafo because they told us that Bawumia should come. When we got there, they gave us 50 cedis. When we said 50 cedis would not be enough for our transportation, they said Dr Bryan Acheampon had spoiled us with money.
When there is money and a person, we will choose the money and leave the person. We took the car in and out, and you gave us 50 cedis”.
They further added, “We are not fools to vote for someone who does not have respect for people. Opare Ansah gave the Suhum people 100 cedis, and they gave the Abetifi constituency 50 cedis. They have insulted us.
I am standing on this 50 cedis, if the Abetifi do not vote for Dr Bryan Acheampong, I will curse all of you”. Another suggested they will burn the town”.
Watch the video below:
Dr. Bawumia is de reason there’s no peace in de NPP ..He is a major obstacle for the NPP and he shd recognize dis and step down to give way for a new candidate who can revive de party’s chances of winning in 2028.- Hon. Kwaku Asante Boateng — Asante Akyem South MP#GetKENnected pic.twitter.com/lGDzCI1fph
— Nanaba Scorpee (@nanaba_scorpee) October 29, 2025