The 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has extended an open invitation to his former contenders in the party’s presidential primaries to join him on a nationwide Thank You Tour—a symbolic effort to strengthen party unity.
Dr. Bawumia, who secured approximately 61.43% of the total votes in the NPP primaries, emerged victorious over Kennedy Agyapong, former Minister for Agriculture Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, and former Mampong MP Francis Addai-Nimoh.
Speaking at the official launch of the tour at the NPP headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, Dr. Bawumia said the decision to include his former competitors marks a deliberate shift from tradition and reflects a broader strategy to unify the party’s base.
“Because I want us to be united, that is why I am departing from the normal Thank You Tour. Normally, the presidential candidate just goes ahead to do the thank you tour. But I am doing it different this time, and it is because I want unity.”
“That is why I have said that I want to go with the party and also to invite my former contestants in the primaries to come, and we will all go and do the Thank You Tour together.”
He added that the display of togetherness would demonstrate a strong and united front as the NPP intensifies its campaign toward the crucial 2024 general elections.
“So that we all show a united front for the party then we can build on it going forward.”
Dr. Bawumia further stressed that the party’s focus must now shift from internal contests to the broader goal of retaining power in the upcoming national elections.
“It is not time for primaries and it is not about winning a primary. What we are doing is building a party machinery that can win the general election. That is what we should be doing, not to win a primary. If you win the primary and cannot win the general election, then it is a useless victory,” he stated.
The Thank You Tour is expected to take Dr. Bawumia and key party figures across all 16 regions, where they will express gratitude to party delegates, supporters, and stakeholders while reinforcing the NPP’s campaign message.
