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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Ghana\u2019s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has chosen Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia as its presidential candidate in next year\u2019s election.<\/b><\/p>\n

He will be the first northerner and Muslim to contest the presidency under the NPP\u2019s banner since multi-party democracy was restored in 1992.<\/p>\n

In his victory speech, Mr Bawumia promised to lead a \u201cunited and energised\u201d NPP into the election.<\/p>\n

He won the primaries by a convincing margin, getting 61.47% of the vote.<\/p>\n

Mr Bawumia\u2019s nearest rival Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, who got 37.4% of the vote, accepted defeat.<\/p>\n

President Nana Akufo-Addo, a member of the NPP, will step down after the December 2024 elections, having served his two terms in office.<\/p>\n

The election is expected to be a two-horse race between Mr Bawumia and former President John Mahama, who is the flagbearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).<\/p>\n

With Mr Mahama also hailing from the north, this is the first time that both main parties have fielded northerners as their presidential candidates.<\/p>\n

The NPP\u2019s political heartland is seen as southern Ghana, while the north is one of the NDC strongest political bases.<\/p>\n

By choosing Mr Bawumia, the NPP will be hoping that he makes inroads in the north, while the party retains its support in the south.<\/p>\n

Mr Bawumia is the head of the government\u2019s economic management team, and will face an uphill battle persuading voters to elect him and give the NPP a third term in power.<\/p>\n

A major producer of gold and cocoa, Ghana is facing its worst economic crisis in more than a generation with government debt soaring, forcing Ghana to take a $3bn (\u00a32.4bn) loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ease the crisis.<\/p>\n

Inflation reached a record 54% in December last year, though it has since fallen to around 38%.<\/p>\n

The government has also increased utility tariffs, and introduced new taxes, causing widespread anger among voters and triggering protests organised by opposition and youth groups.<\/p>\n

But Mr Bawumia sounded buoyant when he addressed party delegates after his nomination.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that the NPP is the only party that can transform Ghana. The NPP will enter 2024 united and energised,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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