{"id":55779,"date":"2023-10-02T17:38:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T17:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=55779"},"modified":"2023-10-02T16:57:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T16:57:53","slug":"bawumia-refrains-from-unwarranted-attacks-due-to-party-unity-boako","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/bawumia-refrains-from-unwarranted-attacks-due-to-party-unity-boako","title":{"rendered":"Bawumia refrains from unwarranted attacks due to party unity \u2013 Boako"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Spokesperson of the Vice President Dr Gideon Boako has revealed that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is concerned about the unity within the New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>He said this has dawned on him not to respond to the unwarranted attacks levelled against him by some candidates in the party\u2019s presidential primary.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Boako stated these in a press release on Saturday, September 30.<\/p>\n<p>This follows allegations by another NPP flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, that he will give the Vice President and his team a showdown if they continue the tribal and religious politics.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing his supporters after the Kumasi edition of the \u2018Showdwon Walk\u2019 on Saturday, the Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP) also accused the Vice President and his team of collapsing the NPP through intimidation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is also not true as alleged by Kennedy Agyapong that Dr. Bawumia is collapsing the party through intimidation,\u201d Dr Boako stated on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe unity of our party has been of great concern to candidate Dr. Bawumia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is in light of such concern that he refrains from responding to unwarranted attacks by others in the contest and has cautioned his supporters against responding to such provocative attacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis strategy has been to persuade delegates to support his bid. This he does, by laying his vision for the party and country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cAs we have always maintained, the contest for flagbearer in the NPP is an internal one, and all actors, particularly the aspirants must be guided by the core values of the NPP, which include but are not limited to truth, decorum, and respect for one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The contest to elect the 2024 flagbearer of the NPP is scheduled for Saturday, November 4.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President scooped majority of the votes on Saturday, August 26 in the Super Delegates Conference and he is tipped to emerge winner in November.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. Spokesperson of the Vice President Dr Gideon Boako has revealed that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is concerned about the unity within the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He said this has dawned on him not to respond to the unwarranted attacks levelled against him by some candidates in the party\u2019s presidential primary. 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