{"id":111030,"date":"2026-01-14T03:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T03:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=111030"},"modified":"2026-01-14T03:57:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T03:57:00","slug":"we-should-never-lose-in-2028-nitiwul-frames-2028-as-a-do-or-die-election-for-npp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=111030","title":{"rendered":"We should never lose in 2028 \u2013 Nitiwul frames 2028 as a do-or-die election for NPP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) cannot afford to gamble in the 2028 elections, warning that a loss would be disastrous for the party\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Joy News\u2019 PM Express on Tuesday, the Bimbilla MP, Mr Nitiwul, said the stakes for the NPP go beyond winning power.<\/p>\n

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

He argued that the party must avoid presenting a first-time presidential candidate and instead go with someone already tested by the electorate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot risk having our own candidate being a first timer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Nitiwul said Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia remains the safest option, insisting the party does not have time to sell a new face to voters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have time to market a new candidate,\u201d he said. According to him, Dr Bawumia has already been assessed by Ghanaians and remains the most viable option.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can tell you, in this election [NPP primaries], Bawumia is going to win,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

He said this does not diminish the credentials of other potential aspirants.<\/p>\n

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

He stressed that Dr Bawumia\u2019s long presence on the national stage gives him a decisive advantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I can say is that it has been marketed enough,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Nitiwul said the Vice President has already faced sustained political attacks without any damaging findings.<\/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 added that the opposition has exhausted its criticisms. \u201cWhatever the NDC wants to say, they have said it already,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to him, voters have made up their minds. \u201cAs for the assessment, Ghanaians have done it already,\u201d he said, citing practical campaign realities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have the time to change all the billboards and change every other thing,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Nitiwul said Dr Bawumia has already laid out a clear vision that resonates with voters.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is the one who has given us a clear vision as to what he wants,\u201d he said, \u201cAnd the people of Ghana have bought into it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He pointed to what he described as a consistent voting pattern in Ghanaian elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the rule of thumb is always that Ghanaians have never voted for a first timer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For the NPP, he said, the choice is clear. \u201cWe 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He warned again that the cost of failure would be severe, stressing, \u201cWe should never lose in 2028,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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