Former Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia will begin an extensive campaign tour in the Ashanti Region from September 10 to 12, 2025.
The three-day engagement is aimed at rallying party delegates, strengthening the NPP base and outlining his vision ahead of the party’s crucial presidential primary, scheduled for January 31, 2026.
The campaign will span seven operational zones within the Ashanti Region, including Adansi, Amansie, Asante Akim, Sekyere-Kumawu, AfigyaKwabre, Mampong-Nsuta, Ahafo and Atwima, as well as Kumasi Zones 1 & 2.
At each stop, Dr. Bawumia will meet with regional and constituency executives, Members of Parliament, former MMDCEs and CEOs, the Regional Council of Elders and past party executives. He is expected to formally inform these key stakeholders of his intention to contest the upcoming primary
The tour begins on Wednesday with visits to the Adansi, Amansie and Asante Akim zones. On Thursday, he will continue with engagements in the Sekyere Effiduase-Kumawu, Nsuta-Mampong and Afigya Kwabre zones. The final day will cover Ahafo, Atwima and the two Kumasi zones.
Sources close to the campaign say the former Vice President will emphasise unity, peace and reconciliation throughout his meetings, calling on members to work together to strengthen the party ahead of the 2028 general elections.
Following this preliminary tour, Dr. Bawumia is expected to intensify his grassroots engagements with visits to Electoral Area Coordinators and polling station executives, who form the backbone of the NPP’s organisational machinery.
