2026 Primaries: Dr. Bawumia’s Momentum Builds As 60 NPP MPs Declare Support For His Flagbearer Bid [VIDEO]

More than 60 Members of Parliament from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) are currently gathered at the office of former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to affirm their support for his anticipated bid to lead the party into the 2028 general elections.

The MPs, drawn from various constituencies across the country, are reported to have held a closed-door meeting with the former Vice-President on Thursday afternoon.

This show of solidarity follows the NPP’s recent decision to hold its presidential primary on 31st January 2026.

According to the MPs, more than 60 out of the 88 NPP parliamentarians are backing Dr. Bawumia’s candidacy.

Among those who visited him are key party figures and ministers, including the Member of Parliament for Karaga- Mohammed Amin Adam, the Member of Parliament for the Ofoase-Ayirebi constituency – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Member of Parliament for Akuapim North -Sammi Awuku, the Member of Parliament for Techiman South – Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, the Member of Parliament for Tolon – Habib Iddrisu, the Member of Parliament for Akwatia – Ernest Kumi, and Nana Adjei Baffour Awuah – Member of Parliament for Manhyia South.

The delegation is currently engaged in a closed-door meeting with Dr. Bawumia.

The move, announced after a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Tuesday, 17 June, is aimed at giving the party ample time to prepare for the next general elections and to unite around a chosen flagbearer.

Dr Bawumia, who was the party’s presidential candidate in the 2024 elections, is widely expected to contest again.

Sources close to the meeting say the MPs expressed confidence in Dr Bawumia’s leadership and urged him to formally declare his intention to run.

“We believe he remains the best hope for our party’s future, and we are ready to stand firmly behind him,” one MP who attended the meeting told journalists on condition of anonymity.

The gathering at the former Vice-President’s office is seen as an early indication of the momentum building around his expected candidacy.

While Dr Bawumia has yet to officially announce his decision, Thursday’s strong show of support from NPP lawmakers suggests he continues to command significant influence within the party.

 

So far, four prominent party figures have declared their intention to contest the flagbearer position: former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Assin Central MP Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Minister for Agriculture Bryan Acheampong, and Minister for Education Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum.

 

 

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