{"id":113678,"date":"2026-02-02T04:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=113678"},"modified":"2026-02-02T04:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T04:45:00","slug":"no-grudges-no-retaliation-aide-says-bawumia-shrugged-off-campaign-attacks-to-hold-npp-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=113678","title":{"rendered":"No grudges, no retaliation \u2013 Aide says Bawumia shrugged off campaign attacks to hold NPP together"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cNo grudges, no retaliation.\u201d That, according to Dennis Miracles Aboagye, aide to New Patriotic Party flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, defined the Vice President\u2019s response to attacks during the party\u2019s internal contest.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Channel1 TV on Sunday, Mr Aboagye said Dr Bawumia entered the race fully aware that competition would involve harsh words, exaggerations, and claims not necessarily rooted in truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce he gets into a competition, people would come at him, not necessarily with things that they mean or things that are true,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to him, Dr Bawumia understood that in politics, some contenders believe attacks are the fastest way to gain advantage.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people feel that when they are in competition with you, the best way they can outrun you is to throw that at you,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

But Mr Aboagye stressed that the NPP flagbearer refused to internalise the attacks, making reconciliation unnecessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe doesn\u2019t take it to heart, and once the victim is not taking these things to heart, then there\u2019s nothing like an issue for there to be a reconciliation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said Dr Bawumia\u2019s posture since his victory shows that campaign rhetoric has been put aside.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis morning, Dr Bawumia is leading the party irrespective of what you said against him, whether negative or otherwise, during the campaign,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cNone of those things matters this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Aboagye also suggested that many of the criticisms levelled against Dr Bawumia were tactical rather than deeply held beliefs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are sure, and we know, that most of the things that the other competitors may have said against him are not things that they meant,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were things that they were hoping delegates will latch on and use it to vote against Dr Bawumia.\u201d<\/p>\n

He pointed to accusations made during the 2024 election cycle, in which critics blamed Dr Bawumia for conceding early before the Electoral Commission officially declared the results.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the key things that our opponent used against us was that he conceded before the EC declared,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey said if it were them, they would not have done that, and that it led to the loss of the NPP.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, he argued that events after the flagbearer election exposed the inconsistency of that argument.<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday, you saw all of them concede before the EC declared,\u201d he said. \u201cThat means that what they were saying at the time is not something that they truly meant.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said this reinforced Dr Bawumia\u2019s belief that political attacks should not be taken personally.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo if you know people will say things that they don\u2019t truly mean against you, you don\u2019t take it to heart,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Aboagye said Dr Bawumia has moved on completely and bears no resentment. \u201cDr Bawumia has taken nothing to heart,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that the flag bearer\u2019s camp is also extending an olive branch to all who may feel hurt by the campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom our side also, we are saying that if in the course of the campaign we may have said something, we may have done something that may have stepped on your toes, affected you anyway, we apologise,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He described the NPP as a family with a shared destiny. \u201cWe are one family. We are one blood. We are one people. We are together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow let\u2019s execute a common goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Bawumia was declared the winner of the New Patriotic Party flagbearer race by the Electoral Commission after securing 56.48 per cent of the total votes cast, earning him the party\u2019s slot for the 2028 general elections.<\/p>\n

His closest contender, former Assin Central Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong, placed second with 46,554 votes, representing 23.76 per cent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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