Kumasi: Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, aspiring to be the presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana's 2028 election, has urged delegates to choose a candidate with a proven track record of urgency, competence, and transformation. He emphasized the importance of this decision, warning that Ghana risks being left behind in a rapidly changing world if the right choice is not made.
According to Ghana News Agency, Dr. Adutwum addressed the media in Kumasi ahead of the party's presidential primary scheduled for Saturday, January 31, 2026. He described the 2028 contest as a defining moment for Ghana's next leap, rather than politics-as-usual. As a former Education Minister, he highlighted the need for the next NPP leader to be a 21st-century president equipped with the ideas, experience, and resolve to transform Ghana's economy and unlock opportunities across all sectors.
Dr. Adutwum acknowledged the foundations laid by Ghana's past leaders, including Kwame Nkrumah, Busia, Limann, Rawlings, Kufuor, Mills, Mahama, and Akuffo-Addo. He argued that each played a role in the nation's progress, but the Fourth Industrial Revolution demands a new level of speed and ambition. "If we don't move with the speed of light, we will be left behind," he asserted.
At the core of his vision is a practical roadmap to prosperity anchored in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), education, industrialization, and technology-driven growth. Drawing lessons from Singapore and China, countries that transformed their fortunes through export-led industrial policy and aggressive investment in science and engineering, Dr. Adutwum argued that Ghana must act with the same urgency.
He pointed to India's declared goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047 as further proof that bold national ambition, matched with execution, delivers results. He emphasized the need for Ghana to leapfrog inequality through value addition to natural resources, an export-driven industrial push, and nationwide IT hub development linked to universities.
Citing his track record in education reform, expertise in finance, and experience in management and leadership, Dr. Adutwum presented himself as equipped to unite the party, compete credibly, and win in 2028. "I am here to serve not only the nation but the party itself," he emphasized.
He pledged to strengthen the NPP's grassroots with welfare packages for delegates, ensuring those who work hardest for the party are supported both in and out of government. Dr. Adutwum urged Ghanaians to speak to the delegates they live with, worship with, and work with, to advocate for a leader ready for the demands of a new era.
As NPP delegates prepare to choose a flagbearer, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum is asking them to make a strategic choice rooted in competence, urgency, and a clear plan to transform Ghana.