Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana, the Member of Parliament for Gushegu, has said the former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Omo and Pepsodent.
The lawmaker likened Dr Bawumia to Ghanaian consumers who always refer to any washing powder as Omo or any toothpaste to Pepsodent.
According to Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana, Dr Bawumia is NPP’s most preferred and marketable candidate to lead the party into the 2028 election.
He emphasised that Bawumia’s name has become synonymous with the NPP’s potential flagbearer.
Speaking in an interview with Channel One TV on October 23, 2025, Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana stated, “Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is our Omo, he’s our Pepsodent.
He recounted feedback from his constituents, “Some of them are saying, Dr Bawumia is like a well-marketed product. He’s the one that we have marketed more. And some of them even told us, Now look, we still even have his t-shirts.
So, if you go and bring somebody, as a matter of fact, if you bring some of the other aspirants to this community, nobody will recognise them”, Tampuli claimed.
He further insisted the decision to support Dr Bawumia was based on a careful assessment of all five contenders.
“We have seen them, we have weighed their capacity. We have weighed their likelihood of capturing political power for the NPP and in all humility… We have weighed them and we have sieved their strengths, their weaknesses. And we think that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is the best person to lead us to the promised land”, he stated.
Meanwhile, the Global InfoAnalytics poll’s latest poll shared on October 24, 2025, shows Dr Mahamudu Bawumia maintains his lead in the NPP primaries ahead of the party’s elections.
In the poll result shared, Dr Bawumia maintains his lead in the NPP primaries but lost 3% compared to the September 2025 poll.
Kennedy Agyapong and Bryan Acheampong gained 2% each, but undisclosed voters skyrocketed while undecided delegates saw a huge decline.
The polls showed Dr Bawumia leading the NPP race with 44 per cent, Kennedy Agyapong with 19 per cent, Dr Bryan Acheampong with 5 per cent and Dr Adutwum and Kwabena Agyapong with 1 per cent respectively.
Also, Sixty-three (63) Members of Parliament of the New Patriotic Party have thrown their support for the former vice president and flagbearer hopeful, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
According to the Sixty-three MPs, they are confident in Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s leadership and his commitment to Ghana’s development.
Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, the Member of Parliament for Mampong, revealed that Sixty-three supporters are grounded not in sentiment, but in deep conviction.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, October 23, Ampratwum-Sarpong stated, “He is not just the candidate who can unite our party, he is the leader who can win the confidence of the Ghanaian people and secure victory for the NPP in 2028 and beyond”.
“Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is our choice,” he declared.
He further highlighted that the Vice President has “walked the path, carried the burden and delivered results.”
In a statement issued, they further wrote, “Dr Bawumia represents the enduring spirit of our Party — visionary, resilient, diligent, and pragmatic. From his days as a brilliant economist at the Bank of Ghana to his remarkable stewardship as Vice President, he has proven that leadership is not about words, but work; not about entitlement, but excellence and delivery”.
“He has walked with the NPP through every season of victory and trial — serving faithfully, defending our record, and carrying our message with conviction and grace. Dr Bawumia has been tested, trusted, and proven,” they declared.