Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye is the former Member of Parliament for Odododiodio
Former Member of Parliament for the Odododiodio Constituency, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has hinted at running for the flagbearership position of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2028 presidential election.
Speaking in an interview on GHOne TV on May 20, 2025, Nii Lante Vanderpuye said that he will contest for the NDC flagbearership if the presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 election, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, decides to run again in the 2028 election.
He mentioned that Dr Bawumia would not be a match for him in the 2028 presidential election if the two are chosen by their respective parties as flagbearers.
“I’ve heard Bawumia say that because the NDC will be changing candidate in 2028, he stands a chance of [winning]… I don’t know whether it’s true, but it’s been attributed to him, and his PR has not refuted it.
“And who tells me he will win their flagbearership? Is he sure he will win the flagbearership?” the former legislator questioned.
He added, “I’m also very confident of winning a flagbearership… If Bawumia is contesting, I will contest… If the NDC should make me the flagbearer, I will beat Bawumia hands down.”
Nii Lante Vanderpuye refuted the assertion that Dr Bawumia was more popular than him because he was a vice president.
He said he is also well known across the country and will give Dr Bawumia a run for his money, even in his hometown, Walewale, in the North East Region.
“I wasn’t a vice president. But I’m more popular than Bawumia. I will beat Bawumia in Walewale. Because Ghanaians know me better than Bawumia, Ghanaians know what I can deliver. Bawumia was given the opportunity, and he performed poorly. But for me, Ghanaians have tested me and they’ve valued me, weighed me, and they know what I can do,” he added.
Watch his remarks in the video below:
If NDC makes me their flagbearer, I will beat Dr. Bawumia hands down… – Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye (National Coordinator, DRIP)#GHOneNews #EIBNetwork#GHOneTV #NewsAlert#StateOfAffairs @_KodjoMensah pic.twitter.com/d1uVsLlT1u
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) May 20, 2025
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