Former Vice President, Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, has won the hearts of 63 Members of Parliament on the Minority side, who have publicly declared their support for him.
The number represents about 72% of the entire 87 MPs, forming a minority on the ticket of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).
It is not clear who the remaining 24 are supporting amongst the other four flagbearer aspirants, as there is no official declaration yet.
However, The Chronicle can report that, apart from the 63 who have come public, there are two others who have pleaded anonymity for various reasons.
The official declaration of support comes after some of the MPs visited Dr Bawumia in June, this year, to assure him of their support.
The announcement made Thursday, 23 October, 2025 with names and constituencies and even regions of these 63 MPs, only makes it official, especially as the campaign has officially started.
The group addressed the Parliamentary Press Corps yesterday, indicating that their endorsement of Dr Bawumia was motivated by the need for continued progress and national unity.
The MP for Mampong, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, who addressed the press, sandwiched by his colleagues, stated that their preferred choice, Dr Bawumia, has been tried, tested and proven competent.
“We declare our total unwavering support for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the flagbearer of our great party. We make this declaration not out of sentiment but from deep conviction,” he said.
The former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ampratwum-Sarpong, continued that, “We have seen his work, his discipline, his resilience and his readiness to serve.”
The group believes that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia embodies the next chapter of NPP’s vision, explaining the vision as a “future built on competence, innovation, unity and hope. He is not just the candidate who can unite our party; he is the leader who can win the confidence of the Ghanaian people and secure victory for the NPP in 2028 and beyond.”
He portrayed the former Vice President as a symbol of renewal who breaks barriers and inspires belief that Ghana’s best days are yet to come.
JOURNEY
The group chronicled the journey of Dr Bawumia from the Bank of Ghana to Vice President, arguing that leadership is not about words but work, not about entitlement but excellence and delivery.
“He has walked with the NPP through every season of victory and challenge, serving faithfully, defending our record and carrying our message with conviction and grace,” the group said in their statement.
Remembering how the NPP had lived since its formation, the group noted that the party had risen on the shoulders of visionaries such as Danquah, Dombo and Busia, adding that that tradition finds new strength and purpose in Dr Bawumia.
BREAKDOWN
The 63 MPs come from the Ahafo, Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, North East and Savannah regions.
For the Ashanti region, the MPs represent the following constituencies: Mampong, Effiduase-Asokore, Atwima Kwanwoma, Asante Akyem Central, Bantama, Old Tafo, Manso Adubia, Afigya Sekyere East, Afigya Kwabre North and Obuasi East.
Others are Manhyia North, Kwadaso, Kumawu, Afigya Kwabre South, Offinso North, Juaben, Suame, Subin, Oforikrom, Manhyia South, Ahafo Ano North and Bosome Freho.
The rest are Odotobri, Manso Nkwanta, Atiwma Nwabiagya North, Ahafo Ano South-West, Bekwai, Atwima Mponua and Afigya Kwabre East.
In the Eastern region the constituencies are Nsawam Adoagyiri, Achiase, New Juaben South, Ofoase-Ayirebi, Akwapim South, Abirem, Abuakwa South, Fanteakwa South, Ayensuano, Akyem Oda, Atiwa West, Fanteakwa North, Suhum, Kade and Abuakwa North.
The Ahafo constituency has Tano North, Dr Gideon Boako, who was the Spokesperson for Dr Bawumia when the party was in power.
The MPs for the Takoradi and Effia constituencies in the Western region are part of the list, as the Central region has Assin South and Upper Denkyira West and Jaman South and Techiman South are in Bono and Bono East, respectively.
In the Northern region, the constituencies are Karaga, Bimbila, Tolon, Gushegu, Kpandai and Savelugu.
The North East region has the MPs for Yagba-Kubori for the North East, Walewale and Nalerigu-Gambaga.
In the Savannah region the MP for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, is for Dr Bawumia.
The Greater Accra has the Trobu and Anyaa-Sowutuom constituencies.
