Henry Nana Boakye, the National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has claimed that the choice of Energy Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, commonly known as NAPO, as Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s running mate in the next elections was based on experience.
Dr. Bawumia informed the NPP’s national executives of his choice of running partner on Monday. This decision was made after negotiations with President Nana Addo Dankwa and Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
In an interview with Selorm Adonoo on Eyewitness News on Citi FM on Monday, Mr Boakye explained that Dr Bawumia’s selection was rooted in his rich experience as a running mate and a vice president.
He also indicated that it was also due to the consultations he had conducted.
“His Excellency the Vice President is making this decision with a huge wealth of experience. Why do I say so? In 2008 he was the running mate, in 2012 he was the running mate, in 2016 he was the running mate and we won, in 2020 elections he was again. His Excellency the president nominated him again to be his running mate. So he’s been eight years or more running mate and eight years vice president.”
“He’s made this decision based on his own experience, the consultation he’s done. So clearly you will expect such a man to come before national executives with some convincing and detailed reasons why he wants Dr Matthew Opoku to partner him,” he stated.
