Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Tipped to Win NPP Flagbearer Race by 52 Per Cent
- Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, leads the NPP's flagbearer race with 52 per cent support, according to a poll by Global InfoAnalytics
- Kennedy Agyapong follows with 17 per cent, while Dr. Bryan Acheampong and Dr Yaw Adutwum trail behind with minimal approval
- The NPP has set January 31, 2026, to elect a new presidential candidate ahead of the 2028 elections, with nominations now open
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Ghana's former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has been tipped to win the flagbearer race of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), with the primaries slated for January 2026.
According to a poll conducted by Global InfoAnalytics, led by Mussa Dankwah, the former Vice President is the main frontrunner to lead the opposition NPP into the 2028 elections.
Source: Facebook
The figures released by Global InfoAnalytics indicated that Dr Bawumia commands 52 percent support among the NPP delegates, with his main opponent, Kennedy Agyapong, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, garnering 17 percent.
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Other aspirants in the NPP flagbearer race performed poorly in the polls conducted by Mussa Dankwah and his team.
MP for Abetifi, in the Eastern Region, Dr Bryan Acheampong, who recently declared his bid, comes third with a disappointing three per cent approval from the NPP delegates.
Trailing fourth on the list is the former Minister for Education and MP for Bosomtwe Constituency, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, who garnered a paltry one per cent of delegates' approval.
A former General Secretary of the NPP, Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, former Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, and perennial presidential aspirant, Addai Nimo, recorded zero per cent, respectively.
According to the Global InfoAnalytics polls, 18 per cent of NPP delegates said they have not yet decided on who they would vote for in the party's upcoming presidential primary, while nine per cent failed to disclose their preferred candidate.
The polls, conducted by Global InfoAnalytics on the NPP's flagbearer race, surveyed 2,656 delegates across 263 constituencies, with 2,560 respondents completing their responses.
The poll was conducted between August 12, 2025, and August 20, 2025.
Using a computer-assisted telephone interview, the Global InfoAnalytics poll carries a 99 per cent confidence level and a margin of error of ± 2.44 per cent.
Source: UGC
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NPP sets date for presidential primaries
Meanwhile, the NPP has set Saturday, January 31, 2026, as the date to elect a new presidential candidate ahead of the 2028 elections.
The party has consequently opened nominations for aspiring candidates to formally express their interest.
All qualified and interested aspirants are required to pay GH¢100,000 for nomination forms and GH¢500,000 as a filing fee.
So far, Dr Bawumia, Kennedy Agyapong, Dr Bryan Acheampong, and Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum have all picked their nomination forms and are gearing up to contest the flagbearer race in 2026.
Bawumia loses to Mahama after defeating Kennedy
In November 2023, Dr Bawumia, then the incumbent Vice President, emerged as the NPP presidential candidate for the 2024 election during the party's primary.
He defeated Kennedy Agyapong, a former MP for Assin Central in the Central Region of Ghana, by over 60 per cent of the valid votes cast by the NPP delegates.
The former Vice President, however, heavily lost the national elections to President John Dramani Mahama of the governing National Democratic Congress.
Source: UGC
NPP youth organisers declare support for Bawumia
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that 490 NPP youth organisers declared support for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia ahead of the party’s 2026 presidential primary.
The endorsement, announced at a meeting on July 29, praised his leadership, track record, and vision for Ghana’s future.
This move followed similar backing from over 200 former MMDCEs and more than 60 NPP MPs, strengthening his flagbearer bid.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
