Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has shared how he handled personal attacks during the NPP primaries.
According to Dr Bawumia, despite the vicious attacks he endured during the NPP primaries, his patience, good character, and belief in God ensured that he overcame the situation.
Speaking at the NPP’s Muslim thanksgiving prayers held at the National Mosque in Accra, Dr Bawumia revealed, “We have been through a gruelling election cycle. One that has the potential to have caused wounds and strained relationships. Elections can leave scars that may not show on the surface but can sometimes cut deeply.
Throughout this campaign, I have listened to my own party members insult me, I have listened to them tell lies about my family and me, I have listened to them say hurtful and unprintable things about me, all in the quest to bring me down and achieve their ambitions or the ambitions of those they supported”, Dr Bawumia added.
He added, “It was a storm of lies and vilification against my family and me. There was tribal and religious bigotry directed towards me. But I smiled through the storm because I knew Allah knows the truth and will not forsake me.”
Dr Bawumia explained that in the midst of the attacks, he took inspiration from the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, which ‘”advised that we should respond to false accusations with patience, good character and trust in God” rather than “retaliation or harshness”.
The NPP flagbearer added, “It is in following His teachings that I chose not to respond to all the lies and insults. Thankfully, God’s mighty will was shown on January 31st 2026, when He rewarded me with a stunning victory at the primaries.”
“I was so happy with the overwhelming nature of the victory because it showed very clearly that the NPP is not a tribal party, and it also showed clearly that the NPP is not a religiously bigoted party.
“The delegates showed that our party votes on the basis of competence, capability, vision, character, humility, integrity and tolerance and not on the basis of tribe or religion,” he noted.
Meanwhile, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has vowed not to sleep until he wins back power for the party in the 2028 elections.
According to Dr Bawumia, with the confidence placed in him, he has the strength to work hard in the morning, evening, and night to bring the NPP back to power in 2028.
The NPP flagbearer called for unity and togetherness highlighlighting that data shows that when the party is united, they will win the 2028 elections.
Speaking to some NPP members at his residence, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia stated, “You have saved this party, by your action, because the message that went in shows 2028 they cannot use that message against us across the country.
It will give us strength, and I am also telling you that, just as you have placed your confidence in me, I will work to bring victory for the NPP. I will not sleep. I will work hard for the party to come back to power in 2028 because you have placed your confidence in me In the morning, evening, and night, to bring the NPP back to power in 2028.
That is what we want, we want the power, which also shows that if there is unity, we will win. If you look at the data, if we have unity among us, we will win because in 2024, our people did not vote. So if we can bring everybody onboard we are more than the NDC.
The work we are going to do, I need everyone. So I want all of you to be united to help us achieve victory”.