By Godwill Arthur-Mensah
Accra, April 23, GNÀ–Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the 2024 Flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party, has called for unity within the Party as he embarks on a nationwide ‘Thank You’ tour on Saturday, April 26.
The tour will start from the Western Region and end in the Central Region to thank the electorate for their support during the last general elections.
He said despite the Party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections, it was important to thank God because whatever happened had good purpose for humanity.
Former Vice President Bawumia, on Wednesday, April 23, engaged party officers and staff at the NPP headquarters at Asylum Down, Accra, to thank them for smoothly running the day-to-day activities of the party.
“Unity is key in everything we do. We must build a strong party machinery that can win the next general elections. If you win the party primary and fail the general elections, it is nothing. United we stand, divided we fall, so, let us unite the rank and file of the party to take up the mantle of leadership of the country in 2028,” Dr Bawumia stated.
In that regard, Dr Bawumia had invited former presidential aspirants of the NPP to join him in the nationwide thank you tour as a sign of unity.
Dr Bawumia also debunked claims that he lost the 2024 general elections because of his religious faith as a Muslim, noting that all the research conducted to ascertain his loss ruled out religion and tribe as factors that caused his defeat.
“No religion or tribe is a factor for my defeat those saying I lost because am a Muslim is just propaganda,” Dr Bawumia emphasised.
He believed the party lost the 2024 polls because the Party supporters did not vote.
“Statistics showed that 2.1 million of our supporters did not come out to vote for us while John Mahama increased his votes by 150,000,”he explained.
“So, our defeat is internal and re-building the party we need unity to win the next general elections,” he added.
Mr Justin Koduah Frimpong, the General Secretary of NPP, on behalf of the Party executives, apologised to the rank and file of the party for its defeat in the 2024 polls.
“We’re sorry for disappointing you,” he said, and promised to implement all the recommendations in Professor Mike Oquaye’s Fact-Finding Report to ensure victory in the next general elections.
Mr Stephen Ayensu Ntim, the National Chairperson, NPP, urged the rank and file of the party to develop a “never say die” attitude and remain resolute to re-capture power in 2028.
“Let’s encourage ourselves and behave as if nothing happened and fight hard to take up the mantle of leadership of the country in 2028,” he assured the party supporters.
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