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September 27, 2025
Dr. Ekua Amoakoh, an aide to New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has dismissed criticisms surrounding the surge of endorsements for the Vice President in the Eastern Region, insisting that complaints from rival camps reflect panic and waning support.
Her comments follow the open backing of Dr. Bawumia by 15 out of 23 NPP Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Eastern Region during a two-day campaign tour led by Achiase MP, Kofi Ahenkorah Marfo.
Speaking on Channel One’s Newsroom on Friday, September 26, Dr. Amoakoh said:
“In any contest, when you hear one side beginning to complain a lot and always make excuses, it just means one thing — that that side is losing.”
She rejected suggestions that MPs were being coerced or manipulated into supporting the Vice President, describing such claims as disrespectful.
“I hate it when we create the impression that people are manipulatable or they are like clay in the hands of people to be moulded. I don’t think the MPs are children… For all of them to boldly come forward and be speaking to their constituents on behalf of His Excellency Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, I don’t think it’s a small thing.”
Dr. Amoakoh argued that the strong reactions from rival aspirants were a clear indication that the endorsements carried significant weight.
“I also see how our opponents will downplay this kind of event. It only means that it really hit them at the core of their campaigns.”
The MPs who openly declared their support include Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (Ofoase Ayirebi), Frank Annoh Dompreh (Nsawam Adoagyiri), Sammi Awuku (Akuapem North), and Kingsley Agyemang (Abuakwa South), among others.
Dr. Bawumia is contesting the NPP flagbearership against Kennedy Agyapong, Kwabena Agyepong, Bryan Acheampong, and Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, as the party moves closer to selecting its next presidential candidate.
