A group of traders in Kumasi’s Central Business District have publicly endorsed Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer position, calling him the leader who best understands the everyday struggles of Ghanaian market women and traders.
At a press conference held on Monday, June 23, 2025 the traders, largely dealers in secondhand clothing and footwear, urged NPP delegates to rally behind the former Education Minister and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe Constituency,as the party selects its next presidential candidate.
“We believe Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum is the fresh face the party needs. He connects with ordinary people like us. Under his leadership we can hope for better policies for market women and traders,” one of the traders said.
Another added, “His ability to manage the country’s education sector makes him the best candidate to lead. He has an unblemished record and the party must consider him.”
The former education minister, credited with championing Ghana’s Free Senior High School (SHS) policy, was also praised for his practical approach to development and business.
“He was the rock on which former president Nana Akufo-Addo built the Free SHS. When Nana Akufo-Addo saw him successfully managing his schools in the US, practicing Free School there, he asked for his help to enable his government to introduce Free SHS in Ghana, and Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum came and did it perfectly,” they stated.
The traders recalled how he supported them financially after a devastating market fire, describing him as “a man who understands business.”
They further applauded his role in revitalising Technical and Vocational Education(TVET) and for boosting the image of Science, Technology andMathematics (STEM) among Ghanaian youth.
