Dr Bawumia is flagbearer of the NPP
Almost immediately after the emphatic victory, the conversations at polling stations, constituency offices, party WhatsApp platforms and radio phone-ins have converged around one clear theme: continuity.
For many at the grassroots, Dr Bawumia’s decisive 57% win was not just a personal endorsement of his leadership style and ideas, but a validation of the broader team that stood with him in the 2024 campaign.
Across NPP strongholds and swing constituencies alike, party faithful are making a straightforward argument — consistency wins elections.
They insist that if Dr Bawumia’s central message is built on consistency, competence and credibility, then the most logical next step is to maintain the partnership that embodies those same values.
In that light, the call for the Bawumia–NAPO ticket to be retained for 2028 is gaining momentum, not from the top, but from the base of the party.
Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, affectionately known as NAPO, is widely seen by grassroots supporters as a political counterweight who complements Dr Bawumia’s calm, technocratic appeal with firmness, ideological clarity and an unapologetic defence of the NPP’s record.
To many party activists, NAPO represents the kind of political spine that energises the base, reassures floating voters and sends a clear signal that the party is ready to govern decisively.
Supporters point to the 2024 campaign as evidence that the chemistry between Bawumia and NAPO was not accidental.
They argue that the pairing balanced geography, ideology and political temperament — North and South, policy depth and grassroots mobilisation, restraint and assertiveness.
In their view, disrupting that balance in 2028 would risk diluting the very strengths that helped Dr. Bawumia secure such a commanding mandate in the primaries.
At the constituency level, party organisers say the Bawumia–NAPO ticket gave volunteers confidence and clarity on the campaign message.
“People knew what we stood for,” one grassroots organiser noted. “It wasn’t just about personalities; it was about direction.”
That sense of direction, many believe, is critical as the party rebuilds, repositions and prepares to re-engage a demanding electorate.
Importantly, the push for NAPO’s retention is not framed as sentimentality, but as strategy.
Keeping NAPO, on the other hand, would project stability, unity and a leadership team that is confident enough to stand by its choices.
As the party leadership reflects on the road to 2028, one message from the base is becoming harder to ignore: the Bawumia–NAPO ticket is seen as unfinished business.
For many within the NPP grassroots, repeating the ticket is not just about loyalty — it is about consolidating trust, sharpening the party’s identity and staying true to the consistency argument that delivered Dr Bawumia his resounding primary victory.
In the end, the grassroots insist that elections are not won by constant reinvention, but by credible continuity.
And in their eyes, the surest way to seal Dr Bawumia’s consistency message is to stand again with the partner who helped define it.
