The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 parliamentary candidate for Amenfi West, Akwasi Adrifa, has declared support for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the party’s upcoming presidential primaries, describing the Vice President’s proposed policies as a game changer for neglected constituencies.
Speaking during Dr Bawumia’s campaign tour of the Western Region, Mr Adrifa praised the presidential hopeful’s pledge to ensure equitable distribution of national appointments and development resources across constituencies.
He said Dr Bawumia’s commitment to giving each constituency at least ten presidential appointments would address long-standing feelings of marginalisation among grassroots party members and communities that have yet to benefit from political representation at the national level.
“This is one of the reasons why I support Dr Bawumia, because in this constituency we have been completely neglected, having voted consistently for the NDC. So if Bawumia is saying he will do ten constituency-based appointments, it means that history will smile on Amenfi West because for 33 years we have never had a minister, a deputy minister, or a CEO. We’ve only had an administrator,” Mr Adrifa said.
He described the initiative as a bold step toward regional and constituency inclusion, noting that it would ensure that power and opportunity are shared fairly across the country. “If Dr Bawumia is going to implement constituency-based appointments, it means he’s going to give meaning to inclusion. He wants to give us the power, so if he wants to give us the power in his appointments, why should we not vote for him?” he added.
Mr Adrifa, who has been engaging delegates and constituents on the benefits of Dr Bawumia’s proposed policies, urged supporters of the party in the Western Region to give the Vice President an overwhelming endorsement in the primaries. “The other day we gave him over 60 per cent, so let us make it even bigger this time. Dr Bawumia has constituencies at heart, so let us support him and continue to be strongly behind him,” he appealed.
Dr Bawumia’s agenda during his Western region campaign has included a proposal for the introduction of a constituency-based budget framework to ensure equitable development across all parts of the country.