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Politics News Ghana
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, NPP Flagbearer Elect ( Check Out Percentage)
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has once again been entrusted with the fate of the Dankwah-Dombo tradition come December 7, 2028.
He secured 100,120 votes out of the total votes cast, representing 56.39%, to achieve this feat.
His closest contender, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, garnered 41,856 votes, representing 23.57%.
The other flagbearer aspirants, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, had 32,985 votes (18.58%); Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum had 1,676 votes (0.94%); and Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong had 375 votes (0.21%).
| NO. | NAME OF CANDIDATE | VOTES OBTAINED | PERCENTAGE |
| 1 | Kennedy Ohene Agyapong | 46,554 | 23.76% |
| 2 | Bryan Acheampong | 36,303 | 18.53% |
| 3 | Mahamudu Bawumia | 110,643 | 56.48% |
| 4 | Yaw Osei Adutwum | 1,999 | 1.02% |
| 5 | Kwabena Agyei Agyepong | 402 | 0.21% |
This is the second time Dr. Bawumia will be representing the NPP in Ghana’s presidential election. In 2023, he was handed the mantle and proceeded to contest now President John Mahama and lost.
Some analysts say that because he has already been marketed by the party, by re-electing him, the party stands a better chance of winning the 2028 presidential election. They argue that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is disadvantaged because President Mahama has exhausted his term limit; thus, a new candidate would have to be presented.
This argument has been countered by other analysts who contend that the outcome of the 2028 election will depend not just on the candidate to be presented by NDC, but on the organizational structure that the party will back the candidate with as well as which party the electorate deems credible and has their interest at heart.
That contest is nearly 3 years away.
The January 31, 2026, flagbearer election was generally peaceful, except for a little incident in the Ablekuma North Constituency involving the party’s 2024 parliamentary candidate, Akua Afriyie.
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