Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President of Ghana, has declared his intention to run for the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He has stated that he is ready to take charge of the party and “break the eight.”
According to MyJoyOnline, he reportedly told the majority caucus in a meeting on Tuesday, May 2nd. The NPP’s presidential nomination elections are set for November 2023. Primary election nominations will be accepted from May 26 to June 24, 2023.
So far, nine candidates have announced their candidatures for party administration. Among them are Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, former Trades and Industry Minister Alan Kwadwo Kyeremateng, Food and Agriculture Minister Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, and Francis Addai Nimo.
Joe Ghartey, a former member of parliament for Essikado-Ketan; Kwabena Agyepong, a former general secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku; and Boakye Agyarko, a former minister of energy, round out the group.
Who is Dr Mahamudu Bawumia wife, Samira Bawumia?
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is married to Samira Bawumia. Before moving on to the Akosombo International School (AIS) and finally the Mfantsiman Girls’ Secondary School in Saltpond in the Central Region of Ghana, Samira began her early education at the Answarudeen Islamic School at Fadama and Alsyd Academy in Accra.
Samira won the Ghanaian Women Association of Georgia Global Humanitarian Award in May 2022 for her efforts to improve women’s empowerment, maternity and child health, and education in the USA. Additionally, she was acknowledged by Macon-Bibb County and the Atlanta City Council.
