Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the vice-presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia did not choose him because he was an Ashanti.
Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh refuted claims of his candidature being linked to his lineage and ethnicity.
According to Napo, those claims were made by certain people tribalizing elections in Ghana.