The Ashanti Region, the traditional stronghold of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has thrown its support behind the elected flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, endorsing him to assume full leadership of the party to drive broad-based reforms ahead of the 2028 general elections.
Party leaders led by Dr Bawumia’s campaign coordinator, Dr Ayew Afriyie and grassroots supporters in the region say such a move would strengthen internal cohesion, reposition the NPP, and allow Bawumia to implement a reform agenda aimed at renewing the party’s appeal and competitiveness in the years leading up to the 2028 general election.
“Dr Bawumia must have absolute control of the party and nothing but absolute control because he is the leader of the party,” Dr Ayew Afriyie said in a press conference after Bawumia’s overwhelming victory in the region.
He added that “All we need is the party’s support for him [Bawumia] in all the reforms; he needs our total support.”
A certified result by the Electoral Commission (EC) late Saturday night following the primary, confirmed that Dr Bawumia secured 110,643 votes, equivalent to 56.48 per cent of the total valid ballots cast by over 196,000 delegates at 333 polling centres nationwide.
The performance marked a clean sweep in many regions, where the former Vice-President outperformed his rivals.
A total of 196,462 votes were cast, with 561 ballots rejected.
From the regional breakdowns, Dr Bawumia triumphed in key strongholds such as Ashanti (where he polled nearly 20,000 votes), Greater Accra (around 19,800 votes), Eastern, Western, Western North and Bono East (with approximately 69 per cent in that region alone), Ahafo (a clean sweep across all constituencies), Northern and Upper East (over 60 per cent despite one minor loss in a single constituency), and several others.
