Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president of Ghana, has won the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primary, setting him up for a showdown with former president and NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama in the 2024 general election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Bawumia defeated a field of three other candidates, including Kennedy Agyapong, the outspoken Assin Central MP, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, a former Minister for Agriculture and former Mampong MP, Francis Addai-Nimoh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Provisional results so far indicate that Dr Bawumia polled 118210 votes representing 61.43% while his closest contender Mr Agyapong polled 71991 votes representing 37.41%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Afriyie Akoto who placed a distant third polled 1459 votes representing 0.76% while Addai-Nimoh garnered a meagre 781 representing 0.41%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A total of 193339 delegates voted in Saturday\u2019s presidential primary. The total valid votes were 192, 441 with 898 votes rejected. Turn out was 94.63%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bawumia was predicted from the start to win the presidential primary but he, however, failed to meet the target of 80% set by members of his campaign team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several MPs and Ministers threw their support behind Dr Bawumia who is a popular figure within the NPP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Bawumia makes history by becoming the first non-Akan to lead the NPP into a general election after being the running mate to President Akufo-Addo since 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2024 election is expected to be a close contest. Both Bawumia and Mahama are strong candidates, and they both have their strengths and weaknesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The outcome of the election will likely depend on several factors, including the state of the economy, the candidates\u2019 campaigns, and the turnout of voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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