Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the former Vice President and flagbearer aspirant, will storm the Eastern Region of Ghana today, September 24, 2025, for a two-day campaign tour.
The NPP flagbearer aspirant will meet Regional Executives, party delegates, and others to present his vision for the party ahead of the presidential primaries in 2026.
Dr Bawumia previously visited the Ashanti Region some weeks ago and is now expected to be in the Eastern Region.
The NPP presidential aspirant in the Ashanti Region rendered an unqualified apology to Ghanaians for the way they led and governed the country.
The former vice president was speaking to some party faithful in the Ashanti Region as part of his regional tour of uniting and re-energising the base of the party.
Dr Bawumia, who did not exempt himself from the mistakes of the previous government, pleaded for forgiveness on behalf of all those who were part of the erstwhile Akufo-Addo-led government.
“After the 2024 elections, we have done our research. We know the NPP government and the party made a lot of mistakes in governance. There were things we needed to do which we didn’t, and others we did that, if we had had the benefit of background, we would not have done them,” he said.
He stressed that the blame was not his alone but a collective responsibility of the party’s leadership. “We are all to be blamed – Vice President, Ministers, MPs, Board Chairmen, appointees. We have all made mistakes, and please forgive us. We’re sorry. We have learned our lessons,” he added.
Dr Bawumia assured delegates that, if given the mandate as flagbearer and subsequently elected President, he would ensure that the past would not be repeated.
“If, by the grace of God, you make me the flagbearer and I become the President, these will not happen again. They will not happen again,” he pledged.
Furthermore, Bawumia has said he would introduce a constituency-based budgeting framework under his leadership.
According to Bawumia, the new proposal will overhaul Ghana’s budgeting system, which will be a more local approach to development financing.
Speaking to some NPP members in the Ashanti Region on Thursday, September 11, 2025, Dr Bawumia explained, “I am bringing a new idea to Ghana. I want to transform our current framework into a constituency-based budgeting framework.
With this, every constituency will be featured in the budget, and the management of that budget will come at the constituency level”.
Dr Bawumia highlighted that the proposed system would ensure development funds and contracts are directly tied to constituencies, which will enhance transparency, accountability, and impact.
“So, when we are awarding a contract, you will know that it is coming straight to your constituency so that you manage it from there. That will help elevate each constituency to drive development for all of us,” Dr. Bawumia asserted.
Additionally, Dr Bawumia was vetted by the NPP vetting committee on September 23, 2025
Speaking to journalists after his vetting, Dr Bawumia emphasised that they are going to campaign to sell their ideas and sell the NPP to secure his bid as presidential candidate of the NPP.
Dr Bawumia further expressed satisfaction with his vetting and hopes the committee is satisfied with his answers.
The NPP aspirant stated, “We have had very fruitful discussions. They have asked many questions, and I have answered those questions. So I am very satisfied with my vetting, and I pray that everything is okay. I hope the committee is as satisfied as I am”.
“I want to thank the rank and file of this party, and I think that from vetting we are heading straight into the country to campaign,” he noted.
Dr Bawumia added, “We are not taking anything for granted. We have to campaign, sell our ideas and sell the NPP so that we can secure this nomination and proceed for the 2028 election”.
Meanwhile, the NPP’s Presidential Elections Committee confirmed that five aspirants have completed and submitted their nomination forms.
The five include Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong, Hon. Dr Bryan Acheampong, H.E. Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, and Hon. Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum.
The NPP will be holding their internal elections on Saturday, January 31, 2026, to select a flagbearer for the 2028 general elections.