Former Minister for Central Region, Kwamena Duncan has replied former Energy Minister and a Presidential aspirant of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Boakye Agyarko on his comment that some of his colleagues in the presidential race numbering 8 are against the candidacy of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
Hon. Boakye Agyarko, speaking on Citi TV, intimated that eight candidates including himself are in regular communication and will take a collective decision to take Dr. Bawumia down in the NPP upcoming primary.
The NPP will hold a Special Delegates Congress on Saturday, August 26 to elect five out of ten candidates and the five will compete in the main race on Saturday, November 4 this year.
The ten candidates comprise the Vice President; Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Assin Central MP; Kennedy Agyapong, former Trade Minister; Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, former Agric Minister; Dr. Owusu Afriyie-Akoto, former Attorney General and Minister of Justice; Joe Ghartey, former NPP General Secretary; Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, former Offinso MP, Kofi Konadu Apraku among others.
"Let's not prejudge what will happen but my suspicion is yes. We, the eight aspirants in constant touch, will support one candidate other than Bawumia," Boakye Agyarko is quoted, according to Ghanaweb publication on July 11.
But Kwamena Duncan has burst Mr. Agyarko's bubble, stating his dream will not materialize.
He held that there is no way the Special Delegates Congress will go into a run-off, hence some eight candidates going to gang up against Bawumia is only Boakye Agyarko's figment of imagination.
"It will not even come to that," he told Kwami Sefa Kayi on Wednesday's edition of 'Kokrokoo' on Peace FM.
He explained that the constitution of the NPP does not mandate that five candidates must strictly be elected during the Special Delegates Congress, so even if it ends with two candidates, the party will proceed with the main congress.
"There will not be run-off there . . . at most, we will present five, so there will not be eight there to join together that in the event of a run-off," he emphasized.
He also wondered what at all could Dr. Bawumia have done to deserve this sort of hatred.
"He (Boakye Agyarko) said all but Bawumia. What it means is that they all together against Bawumia. I don't know what at all is paining him for him to say this . . . it will not come to pass."
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Please don't give the impression that Bawumia is a favoured candidate for no reason. As vice-president, he has done a credible job. Therefore, in terms of merit, he has a lot to show for himself in the Akuifo-Addo administration. Those who don't believe that the massive support he enjoys across the country is not just a gift from heaven, but an innovative ability to use technology to overcome our deficit in infrastructure development. I'm very confident that any unfounded conspiracy to dislodge or frustrate his chances of winning the flagbearership race will fall flat. A true patriot who aspires to the principles of democracy will allow it to take its course irrespective of any conspiracy.
Ken is winning that is why they are panicking. Nana Akomea wants Bawumia because of the votes from the north, Well if it is all about tribe then we the Akans will not vote for him. Bawumia is a good man no two ways but he hasn't got the balls to be President of a difficult country like Ghana. We need hard nuts like Ken to instill discipline in Ghana. Voting for Bawumia will keep the likes of Gabby to pull the strings from behind. We want a complete break from Akuffo Addo as we did to Kuffour when he wanted Alan to take over. Kwamina Duncan should watch his mouth, the way he addresses issues are not right. Boakye Agarko has done more for the party than you so talk to him with respect.
What is currently happening in the NPP i.e. the insults directed at each other must be a source of worry to any well meaning NPP supporter or sympathizer. If the various aspirants used this kind of undesirable tactics to undo each other, they should remember that the presidential primaries is not the ultimate. The bigger battle is the general elections in 2024. If Bawumia loses the primaries and his supporters decide not to vote in the general elections can the one who won the primaries win the general elections? In the other way round if Bawumia wins the primaries and Allan supporters decide not to vote in the general elections, can Bawumia win? They should all remember that the times have changed, no NPP supporter is a bonafide property of any of the aspirants, we can decide to do as we wish in the general elections. After all majority of the NPP supporters who has supported the party all these years have nothing to show for their support so they have nothing to lose if the NPP loses election 2024, the very people throwing salvos at each other are those who are enjoying or have enjoyed the goodies. All the 10 except one have held positions in the NPP then and now. The earlier the do clean campaigns and allow the delegates to decide, the better. They should remember that their main opponent the NDC is taking notes on all that is happening in their campaigns and will use same against who ever wins the primaries. To the NDC the bigger target is the npp not any individual. If you win the presidential primaries and go ahead to lose in the general elections there will be no difference between you the presidential candidate and those who lost to you in the primaries. Every country goes to the World Cup to win the cup, if a country is knocked out in the group stages , the country which also lost in the semifinals did not also win the cup. They better wise up.