Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, has sent a decisive signal that the party has finished the period of introspection following their defeat in the 2024 elections.
According to Dr Bawumia, the NPP’s posture going into the new parliamentary session must be that of a “government-in-waiting” ahead of the 2028 general elections.
Dr Bawumia highlighted that the minority should no longer view itself as a wounded political group.
He stressed that the action in Parliament, public statement and constituency engagement must reinforce the perception that the NPP is ready to govern again.
Speaking to the Minority Caucus in a closed-door briefing on the eve of Parliament’s resumption, Dr Bawumia stated, “Let every Ghanaian who watches this session come away thinking: the NPP is ready, and the NPP is on our side.
“The road to 2028 will not be won in one rally or one manifesto launch,” he told the Caucus. “It will be won day by day, question by question, statement by statement, community by community, and constituency by constituency. And in that work, you, the Minority Caucus, are indispensable.”
“We have finished the period of introspection. We must now position ourselves credibly as a party preparing to govern from 7th January 2029,” he stated.
Dr Bawumia added, “We must always project this posture, that we are a party preparing to govern. This will send a strong and well-meaning message to the people of Ghana and emphasise our belief that it is only the NPP that can move this nation on a glorious path”.
“I will be directly involved in supporting you to achieve this. The entire party is also building a strong architecture to support you through the sector committees, so that we sing from the same hymn sheet and act with a coordinated strategy at every point in time,” he added.
Meanwhile, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has told the NPP youth wing to prepare for leadership as the party work to regain power in 2028.
According to Dr Bawumia, they want their youth wing to take up key leadership positions.
Speaking at a meeting with student leaders ahead of a three-day boot camp organised by the NPP, Dr Bawumia stated, “I want you to be assured that this training program is for your benefit because we want the youth to take key leadership positions”.
“And we cannot get you into key leadership positions if we don’t prepare you for the uptake of these leadership positions,” he added.
The former Vice President expressed confidence that the NPP could return to government in 2028.
He stated, “2028, Inshallah, it is going to happen in 2028. It is possible. It is possible. And we are going to work towards it”.
“We are not going to sit down and say it will happen, but we are going to work,” he said.
Dr Bawumia added, “The youth will take over the key positions as we move forward in this country. You know that the vote is largely youth-dominated. 2028, as it was in 2024, will be a youth-dominated election”.
The NPP presidential candidate further announced plans to increase the party’s engagement with the Tertiary Students Confederacy of the New Patriotic Party (TESCON).
Dr Bawumia disclosed that he will visit several campuses in the coming years to present the NPP’s ideas and vision.
He added, “We will take the debate, the ideas to the country, and we will make our case”.
“We are, however, saying that we will not be intimidated. You can arrest all of us. We will come back and make our case to the people of Ghana,” he stated.
