The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has told members of the party their victory in 2028 will not be gifted to them.
Dr Bawumia stressed that the NPP victory in 2028 must be earned, constituency by constituency, household by household, with humility and purpose.
According to Dr Bawumia, the road ahead for the NPP is demanding discipline, sacrifice, and hard work.
Speaking at the National Thanksgiving Service at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) on Sunday, February 15, 2026, Dr Bawumia stated, “The road ahead will demand discipline, sacrifice, and hard work. Victory in 2028 will not be gifted to us. It must be earned, constituency by constituency, household by household, with humility and purpose”.
“While at that, the re-organisation of our party structures will continue in earnest to give us the stronger and well-motivated machinery required for election 2028,” he added.
Dr Bawumia further called on NPP members to put behind personal grudges, internal suspicions and factional lines that arose during the NPP presidential primaries.
According to Dr Bawumia, party faithful should put aside hurt caused by heated campaign exchanges as the party reorganises for the future.
The NPP flagbearer added, “Let us put behind us personal grudges, internal suspicions and factional lines, let us rebuild trust among ourselves, let us return to the values that build this party service competence and respect for institution and believe in the Ghanaian people.
This is the beginning of our journey to win back the trust and love of the Ghanaian people; our nation requires the best effort that each of us can put into it, which requires that we all give the best of our ideas, our sweat, and our sacrifice to build the nation ourforebearers envisioned”.
Dr Bawumia highlighted that reunion remains vital as the NPP prepares for the next political cycle.
Dr Bawumia added, “On this day as we celebrate and give thanks together, I want to ask all of us, from the bottom of my heart, that we forgive each other for some of the unpalatable things we may have said during the campaign”.
“I have been encouraged by the efforts many of you have made to reach out to your brothers and sisters after the elections. Though I know the exercise of healing is not yet completed, I believe we have started well, and I commend all patriots for the steps taken so far,” he added.
Meanwhile, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Member of Parliament for Offoase-Ayirebi, has said the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) biggest challenge is how to win back the love and the trust of Ghanaians.
The former Information, Works and Housing Minister explained that unity within the New Patriotic Party is crucial and a starting point to winning back power in 2028.
He, however caution that internal cohesion alone would return the NPP to power.
Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Monday, February 2, 2026, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah stated, “We are clear in our minds that when we are united as a party, we are a strong force, but that is only the foundation. The bigger challenge is how to win back the love and the trust of the average Ghanaian”.
“It starts with a lot of candour in what we did that went right, what we did that went wrong, and being able to communicate that clearly to the Ghanaian people,” he said.
“We are not under any illusion that all that we need is a united house. No! Absolutely not,” he added.
“There’s a lot of work behind the scenes that we are beginning to look into,” he said.
“For the first time, we’ve set up a policy secretariat by constitutional fiat in the party,” he explained.