Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has warned that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) risks being in opposition for 12 years if the 2024 Presidential candidate for the party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is not retained as the party’s flagbearer in the upcoming primaries.
Speaking in an interview on Joy News on Wednesday, January 7, Dr Amin Adam cited historical trends within the party to support his argument, noting that candidates projected for a second contest after an initial loss have consistently won.
He pointed to previous examples, saying, “We repeated Kufuor and Akufo-Addo for a second time, and they won, so why shouldn’t we repeat Bawumia for the second time? If we put Bawumia forth the first time and he lost, do we want to experiment with another candidate and risk losing against the opposition?”
Dr Amin Adam warned that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) could capitalise on such experimentation.
“Mahama is not going to contest again, but he will support their candidate because they have the resources. If we are not careful and engage in experimentation, even when the NDC experiments by bringing a new candidate, and they win, we could be in opposition for 12 years.
“If we make that mistake, we will likely remain in opposition for 12 years, and by the end of 12 years, we will not have a party,” he said.
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