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Aspiring National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Awentami Paul Afoko, has stated that the party has a unique opportunity to capture power in the 2028 elections.
According to him, the person who has appeared on Ghana’s ballot paper in several elections will not be on the ballot in 2028, paving the way for the NPP to properly market its flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who he described as a formidable force and capable of winning the polls.
He argued that voters already know him, adding that he is battle-tested and ready to win.
He reiterated that the NPP will have a well-marketed candidate in the 2028 election and, just as the party did in 2016 when it won power from a sitting government, it can achieve the same outcome.
The former NPP National Chairman, however, noted that this would only be possible if the party unites and approaches the elections with the seriousness it deserves to ensure that its quest for victory does not become a mirage.
Mr Awentami Paul Afoko made the comments when he met with regional executives, patrons and elders of the party in the Volta, Oti and Eastern regions.
“For the first time, we have a unique opportunity. At the time I put the New Plan for Power in place, we knew that the sitting president could go again and if he won another term, we would sit in opposition for twelve years.
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We had to put a plan in place to make sure we come to power, and we came to power. This time around, he will not be on the ballot, and this offers us a unique opportunity, but without unity we will not get there,” he said
“As for unity, it is not negotiable. You cannot sit here and look at the person sitting next to you and say I don’t like her, so we cannot work together. We are working together for power, and if we let emotions get in the way, we lose,” he added.
“Those of you who are old enough to remember Muhammad Ali, the boxer, he is in the ring with you, he is talking and calling you names. Then you get emotional, and he takes advantage. Emotions will not give us power. I did not get anything so I will not support; no, let that go because it is in the past,” he said.
Afoko, who is promoting his 3R Agenda of Reunite, Rebuild and Recapture power, said the party must adopt a clear message to regain the confidence of Ghanaians. He believes that with Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as candidate, the NPP can secure victory in the 2028 polls.
“For years, I chose to work quietly behind the scenes, supporting the NPP in private,” Afoko said.
“But recent developments have compelled me to step forward. We need to get our party back into winning ways, and that starts with unity of purpose,” he added.
He framed the upcoming period as a test of whether NPP politics would mature or remain stuck in cycles of blame, but expressed optimism that supporters would rally behind the goal of making Dr Mahamudu Bawumia the next President of Ghana.
