{"id":110747,"date":"2026-01-12T04:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T04:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=110747"},"modified":"2026-01-12T04:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T04:34:00","slug":"pro-bawumia-group-launched-in-belgium-ahead-of-npp-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=110747","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Bawumia group launched in Belgium ahead of NPP primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 24 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>A pro-Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia\u2019s support group, United Belgium for Bawumia (UBB), has been officially launched in Belgium.<\/p>\n<p>This marks a boost to the Vice President\u2019s diaspora mobilisation efforts ahead of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)\u2019s presidential primaries scheduled for January 31.<\/p>\n<p>The group was inaugurated on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at an event that brought together a broad cross-section of New Patriotic Party supporters and sympathisers resident in Belgium, the majority of whom openly declared their commitment to Dr Bawumia\u2019s flagbearer bid. <\/p>\n<p>The launch also attracted notable party figures from Ghana and other European NPP branches, underscoring the growing momentum of the Bawumia campaign within the diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>Among the dignitaries present were Emmanuel Attafuah-Danso, former Director for Diaspora Affairs and former Acting National Youth Organiser of the NPP; Rayan Salisu Kentebako, Secretary of the NPP Austria Branch and Secretary to the Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Diaspora Campaign Team; and Gifty Asare, former parliamentary aspirant for the Kade Constituency and current Women\u2019s Organiser of the NPP Spain Branch.<\/p>\n<p>Opening the event, Chairman of the NPP Belgium Branch, Solomon Agyin, popularly known as King Solomon, appealed for unity and discipline within the party. <\/p>\n<p>He urged supporters of all five presidential aspirants to conduct their campaigns with decorum, stressing that party cohesion would be critical after the internal elections.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-568.png\" alt=\"Pro-Bawumia group launched in Belgium ahead of NPP primaries\" class=\"wp-image-10032947939\" title=\"Pro-Bawumia group launched in Belgium ahead of NPP primaries\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-568-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-568-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-568-768x576.png 768w, 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outlined the group\u2019s core objectives. <\/p>\n<p>He said UBB is committed to campaigning vigorously to secure at least 80 per cent of the vote for Dr Bawumia in the NPP primaries, mobilising both financial and human resources for the 2028 general elections, and engaging actively in grassroots campaigning to ensure victory in the presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Perprem noted that the group would work closely with the NPP Belgium Branch and existing party structures to promote unity, coordination, and mutual respect across the diaspora. <\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that UBB is founded on consensus, trust, and shared sacrifice among its five co-founders: Andrews Perprem, Ralph Panford, Richmond Nyantakyi Bekoe, Kelvin Afrifa, and Saida Dauda.<\/p>\n<p>He appealed to the executives of the NPP Belgium Branch to view UBB as partners in a common cause, while encouraging party members with reservations about the group to engage constructively rather than assume ill intent. <\/p>\n<p>Addressing 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