Former Vice President and 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has revealed that he would have abandoned his presidential ambitions if the party’s post-election review had linked its defeat to his religion or ethnic background.
Addressing delegates in Abuakwa on Saturday, Dr. Bawumia said he made it clear to former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and other party leaders that he was prepared to sacrifice his personal ambition for the survival and unity of the NPP.
“Before the Ocquaye report came out, I had a meeting with Akufo-Addo and others. I told them that if the findings indicated that because I’m a Muslim or because I’m a Mamprusi-Kusasi we lost the election, I would step down and not contest anymore,” he said. “I will not choose my interest over the party’s interest. The party’s interest must always come first.”
