Africa-Press – Ghana. Dr Freda Prempeh, a former Member of Parliament (MP) has congratulated the former Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on his election as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Election 2028 flagbearer.
She said she was hopeful that with the unflinching support of the other presidential hopefuls, who contested in the just ended NPP Primary, Alhaji Dr Bawumia and the party leadership would lead the charge for a strengthened unity.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview at Duayaw-Nkwanta, the Tano North constituency capital, Dr Prempeh, the former legislator for the constituency, noted that the smooth, peaceful and successful conduct of the primary and the decisive win of the former vice president were indications that the NPP was determined to win the Election 2028.
She reminded the flagbearer and the leadership of the party that the NPP ought to be more formidable, urging strengthened unity of purpose, and calling on the party people to bury their differences too.
Dr Prempeh, also a former minister of state, also congratulated the presidential hopefuls Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Bryan Acheampong, Yaw Osei Adutwum and Kwabena Agyepong and their following for accepting the outcome of the elections.
The former outspoken legislator added, had greatly consolidated the gains of the NPP’s internal democracy, and urged the party’s flagbearer to engage the aspirants and their followers in his campaigns extensively.
Dr Prempeh commended the leadership of the NPP, and the Elections Committee led by Joseph Osei-Owusu, the former first Deputy Speaker of Parliament for organizing a peaceful and successful primary to the satisfaction of all the stakeholders.
The former MP praised the former Second Lady Samira Bawumia and Mrs. Christiana Agyapong, the wife of Kennedy Agyepong for the distinct roles they played in supporting the presidential bids of their husbands.
“In fact, the roles they played have really empowered more women to rise up in politics”, Dr Prempeh stated, urging them “not lay back, but continue to empower women to be more assertive.
