{"id":111029,"date":"2026-01-14T03:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T03:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=111029"},"modified":"2026-01-14T03:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T03:36:00","slug":"we-have-no-time-to-market-anyone-else-nitiwul-says-npps-2028-ticket-is-already-bawumias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=111029","title":{"rendered":"We have no time to market anyone else \u2013 Nitiwul says NPP\u2019s 2028 ticket is already Bawumia\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has already made up its mind on who must lead it into the 2028 elections.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Joy News\u2019 PM Express on Tuesday, the Bimbilla MP said the party has no time to sell a new face to the Ghanaian voter and cannot afford the risk that comes with a fresh candidate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have no time to market a new candidate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Nitiwul was emphatic that Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia remains the NPP\u2019s safest option and the only candidate with a clear electoral advantage going into 2028.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can tell you, in this election, Bawumia is going to win,\u201d he said, adding that this conviction is rooted in experience and precedent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can tell you for a fact that in this election [NPP primaries], Bawumia is going to win\u2026just like Akufo-Addo won for a second time in 2010 and then for a third time in 2014, Bawumia is going to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Nitiwul was quick to stress that his position was not meant to diminish other possible contenders within the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is not to take away anything from another candidate, whether it\u2019s Ken, Bryan, Adutwum or Kwabena Agyapong, it\u2019s not to take anything away from that candidate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But he argued that the NPP is constrained by time and political reality. \u201cAll I can say is that it has been marketed enough. We don\u2019t have time to market a new candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, Dr Bawumia\u2019s public image and record have already been tested and scrutinised by both supporters and opponents.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has shown that he\u2019s very competent, not corrupt, and there\u2019s nothing to find about Bawumia anymore,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the opposition has exhausted its attacks and the electorate has made its judgment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever the NDC wants to say, they have said it already and the assessment Ghanaians have done it already.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Nitiwul said changing course now would come at a high logistical and political cost. \u201cWe don\u2019t have the time to change all the billboards and change every other thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that Dr Bawumia has articulated a vision that has already gained acceptance among voters.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs the one who has given us a clear vision as to what he wants. And the people of Ghana have bought into it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also pointed to Ghana\u2019s electoral history as a decisive factor. \u201cAnd the rule of thumb is always that Ghanaians have never voted for a first timer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Nitiwul said this gives Dr Bawumia a unique edge over all other potential contenders.<\/p>\n

\u201cBawumia is going to be the candidate who is the second timer; all other candidates on the ballot in 2028, especially the major candidates, including the NDC, will be the second timer.\u201d<\/p>\n

For him, the conclusion is unavoidable.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot risk having our own candidate be a first timer. We can\u2019t as an NPP, when you can get somebody who is the second time, and the person will win you the elections, we cannot risk it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He warned that the stakes for the party could not be higher.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the difficulty for NPP is that we will, we should never lose in 2028 because it will be disastrous for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comments come amid early primaries within the NPP ahead of the 2028 elections, following the party\u2019s defeat in the 2024 polls and growing debate over whether it should field a familiar face or open the contest to new contenders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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