Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the former Vice President and 2024 flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has urged party members to stop promoting tribal narratives and focus on healing from the electoral setback experienced in 2024. Speaking in New York on Sunday, August 24, during the party’s 33rd Anniversary celebration, he described these tactics as a serious threat to the unity and survival of the NPP.
He specifically addressed those who claim that his ethnic background renders him unelectable, warning that such propaganda is both unfounded and damaging. “Let us be clear that these views do not reflect the sentiments of the majority within the party. The NPP will always prevail over tribal and religious bigotry. What we need now is unity to move forward and secure victory in 2028,” he stated.
Dr. Bawumia emphasized that the NPP’s traditions have always been based on inclusivity, highlighting the party’s origins in the United Party (UP), which united various groups from different regions, religions, and communities, including the Northern People’s Party, the Muslim Association Party, the Ga Shifimokpee, and the Anlo Youth Organisation.
“It is clear, therefore that the bonds of unity in diversity have been our lifeblood and our foundation. Now more than ever, we must refresh them,” he declared.
He further reminded the party that the NPP had never defined him by his identity when he defended the party in court, campaigned across the country, or spearheaded initiatives that helped deliver electoral victories in 2016 and 2020.
“When I was campaigning the length and breadth of Ghana, nobody said I was a northerner, a Mamprusi or a Muslim. So what has changed now?” he asked.
Calling for maturity, he urged party members to put aside bitterness and rally around a common purpose.
“This propaganda risks pigeonholing the NPP as a tribal and sectional party. That is not who we are. We are the party of unity, the party that embraces all. Let us not repeat the divisions that cost us in 1979. If we heal and stand together, we will be unstoppable in 2028,” Dr Bawumia concluded.
Source : Peacefmonline.com
