The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has settled on Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, the Energy Minister, as his running mate.
The Vice President submitted the name of the former Education Minister as his choice of running mate to partner him in the December 7 presidential election to the leadership of the party.
Information gathered by Rainbowradioonline.com indicates that the leadership of the party has approved the choice by the candidate, who is also the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South.
According to a party insider, the choice of running mate became a point of conflict as several senior members opposed the Energy Minister’s nomination.
According to a close source within the party, when the name was provided, the Vice President insisted on only working with Dr. Opoku-Prempeh, also known as NAPO.
He is expected to be publicly introduced by the candidate by the end of this month or the first week in July.
According to reports, President Akufo-Addo has also approved NAPO as his running partner.
Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, the government’s spokesperson on governance and security, hinted last week that the party had decided on a running partner who was an Ashanti regional minister.
Although he did not say the name, the indications he provided made it clear he was referring to the Energy Minister.
He stated that the running mate of the NPP is more inspiring than the uninspiring running mate of former President John Dramani Mahama.
“The choice of running mate is not a problem. We have settled on who the running mate will be. We are left with the announcement of the running mate. We have settled on who the candidate will be. The person is definitely from the Ashanti Region. He is from the stronghold of the NPP. But I can tell you the truth. I am confident in the running mate. I can tell you the truth: the running mate that Dr. Bawumia and the NPP have settled on is more inspiring than the uninspiring running mate of former President John Dramani Mahama. Don’t panic; the running mate has even been surveyed, and the person stood out from the others.”
He credited him as the man who executed President Akufo-Addo’s flagship education policy, the Free Senior School initiative.
“Look at all the candidates that have been presented; I am young, and I have observed all of them. Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh is such an excellent gentleman. He is a medical doctor by profession. He is an astute politician. He has won many elections in Manhyia South. It is not easy to win an election in Manhyia South. He has managed to hold on to the constituency. One of the things I like about him is that he is the one who delivered the mandate of President Akufo-Addo’s free SHS. It will go into our history. When Ghana is 100 years old and the track record of free SHS is mentioned, the names of two people will be mentioned, and they are President Akufo-Addo and Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh. He is the implementor. It was his ministry that set up the free SHS Secretariat.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
