Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s presidential candidate, has admonished defeated parliamentary candidates to prioritize the NPP’s interests and collaborate with elected candidates to secure victory on December 7.
According to him, he would need the support of all those who lost in securing victory for election 2024.
“To those who lost out, I, together with the rank and file of the Party, need your support and contributions to ensure that we win the majority of seats and the presidency in the December 2024 elections.”
“With unity of purpose, we will win in December 2024,” Dr. Bawumia said in a statement on Saturday night.
“I urge the unsuccessful aspirants to leave the election behind, consider the supreme interest of the party, and work closely with the elected parliamentary candidates to secure success for the NPP” Vice President Bawumia said.
Over 20 sitting MPs lost their bid to represent the NPP as parliamentary candidates in the 2024 parliamentary election in the parliamentary primaries held in January 27, 2024.
Some of the incumbent MPs who lost their seats in Saturday’s primaries included Joseph Cudjoe, MP for Effia, Ama Pomaa Boateng, MP for Juaben, Sheila Bartels, MP for Ablekuma North, Moses Anim, MP for Trobu, and Freda Prempeh, MP for Tano North.
The others were John Benam Jabaale, MP for Zabzugu, Tina Naa Ayeeley Mensah, MP for Weija Gbawe, Dr. Adomako Kissi, MP for Anyaa Sowutuom, and Eugene Boakye Antwi, MP for Subin.
Mr. Yves Hanson Nortey, MP for Tema Central, Bright Wireko Brobbey; MP for Twifo Hemang lower Denkyira, Akwasi Afrifa Mensah, MP for Amasaman, Elvis Donkor, MP for Abura Asebu Kwamankese, Lawyer Erickson Abekah, MP for Shama, Akwasi Darko Boateng, MP for Bosome Freho, and Adwoa Safo, MP for Dome Kwabenya.
The Vice President also extended gratitude to all Party candidates, the NPP Election Committee, the Electoral Commission, security services, and the media for their significant contributions in ensuring a peaceful and successful outcome.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
