Former Vice President and flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for a shift in Ghana’s political mindset — from celebrating personal wealth to embracing visionary leadership and transformative ideas that can propel national development.
Addressing party members and constituents in Dormaa West in the Bono Region, Bawumia said Ghana’s progress depends not on the riches of its leaders but on their ability to conceive and implement practical, life-changing policies.
“Ghanaians do not vote based on personal wealth but on the ideas a candidate offers,” he stated. “No one uses their own money to develop a country. You cannot ask people to look at your properties and vote for you. What truly matters are the ideas you present to the electorate — ideas that can transform lives and drive national development.”
The former Vice President underscored that his campaign rests on vision, innovation, and inclusivity, promising to build an economy that creates opportunities for all Ghanaians.
“It is not about money; it is about vision and ideas, and that is what I bring,” he affirmed.
Bawumia highlighted his commitment to transformative policies that focus on economic empowerment, job creation, and digital advancement, pledging to continue the NPP’s tradition of leveraging technology and innovation to drive growth.
Meanwhile, the Dormaa West Constituency Chairman of the NPP, Kwame Owusu, described Bawumia as a man of composure and maturity whose temperament and leadership style reflect his readiness to unite and lead the nation.
“Everything indicates that Dr. Bawumia is poised to win. This is evident in his conduct throughout the campaign he does not respond to insults because he understands the greater responsibility of uniting everyone after the elections,” Owusu said.
He further revealed that before Bawumia’s emergence as the party’s flagbearer ahead of the 2024 general elections, morale within the NPP was low and the party’s internal cohesion was under strain.
“If we are to be truthful, before Dr. Bawumia was elected as flagbearer, the party was in disarray. I believe we would not have secured more than 20 percent of the votes had the elections been held at that time,” he remarked.
Owusu commended the NPP’s national leadership for holding an early congress, saying it allowed the party’s new leader ample time to reconnect with grassroots supporters and consolidate unity ahead of the polls.
He added that Dr. Bawumia’s inclusive message and calm demeanor had reinvigorated the party’s base, restoring optimism and focus in its march toward victory in 2024.
Dr. Bawumia’s Dormaa West engagement forms part of his broader campaign tour across the Bono Region, where he continues to urge Ghanaians to look beyond wealth and personality politics, and instead, support vision-driven leadership anchored on ideas and results.
Report by Daniel Donkor for Asaase News in the Bono Region.
