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Running mate to the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has said that the NPP is targeting 85 per cent votes in the Ashanti Region in this year’s elections.
He says that the NPP will do a door-to-door campaign ahead of the general election.
Addressing supporters of the NPP in Kumasi on Tuesday, July 9, after his unveiling, he said, “We want 85 per cent in the Ashanti region.”
He further urged the supporters of the party and Ghanaians in general to “honour President Akufo-Addo and Bawumia by voting massively to win the 2024 elections, we will do a house-to-house campaign.”
For his part, the Flagbearer of the NPP Vice President,, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, as a problem solver, knowledgeable, and generational thinker.
He says he has absolute respect for Dr Opoku Prempeh.
Addressing supporters of the NPP at the unveiling of the Manhyia South Lawmaker as his running mate in Kumasi on Tuesday, July 9, Dr Bawumia said, “Napo is knowledgeable, I have high respect for him, he is a is a problem solver, a generational thinker.
“We can work together and bring bold solutions to the people of Ghana, our ticket is full of generational thinkers.”
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo expressed confidence in the ability of the Bawumia-Opoku Prempeh ticket to deliver on the job to the expectations of Ghanaians.
Unveiling the flagbearer of the NPP and the running mate at an earlier event at the Manhyia Palace, on Tuesday, July 9, Mr. Akufo-Addo said he has worked with the two gentlemen and can therefore vouch for their hard work qualities.
“I have trust and confidence in the two of them to do the work. I have worked with the two, and I know that they can do it. I know that on the 7th of December, when Ghanaians have given them the mandate, they will work to meet the expectations of Ghana,” President Akufo-Addo said.
The National Council of the NPP unanimously endorsed the selection of Dr Opku Prempeh at an emergency meeting in Accra last week Thursday, July 4.
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, after the event, assured members and supporters of the NPP that he would help Dr Bawumia prosecute a formidable 2024 campaign to break the 8-year election cycle.
He says he understands that the task ahead requires collective effort. He further called upon all members of the NPP to join hands to collectively strive to achieve their ‘ambitious goal of transforming Ghana into a prosperous nation’.
“I express my gratitude to the National Council, the rank-and-file of our party, and our esteemed President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for their unwavering support and faith in me,” he said in a statement immediately after the National Council of the NPP unanimously endorsed him as the running mate on Thursday, July 3.
