Following the announcement of his intentions to run for the flagbearer position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has received mixed reactions from some notable Ghanaian celebrities.
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia emerged first with an overwhelming victory of 68% in the NPP super delegates conference which intended to whittle down the number of flagbearer aspirants from 10 to 5.
The vice president is tipped by most of the political analysts as the favorite to win the NPP flagbearership race following the withdrawal of Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen who cited intimidation as the basis for the decision.
Here is a list of five celebrities who have expressed pessimism about Dr. Bawumia’s ambition of becoming the NPP's flagbearer as well as the president of Ghana.
1. Ola Michael
Ghanaian media personality, Ola Michael, believes that the NPP will do everything possible to ensure that Dr. Bawumia becomes the party's flagbearer.
However, he expressed doubts about Bawumia's ability to secure victory in the 2024 general elections, even with extensive state resources backing his campaign.
Ola shared these views during an episode of United Showbiz on UTV hosted by MzGee on Saturday, September 9, 2023.
“They [NPP] are going to do everything to make Bawumia become (flagbearer) but I am telling them Insha Allah, put all of Ghana’s money behind Bawumia to contest, he will not win 2024.
"We are all in this country and we will see. Bawumia can never win an election in this country. He will go on retirement after this,” he said.
Source: Ghana Web