{"id":98704,"date":"2025-10-15T17:45:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=98704"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:45:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:45:39","slug":"we-saw-bawumia-as-our-god-in-opposition-lets-not-betray-him-now-gideon-boako-to-npp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=98704","title":{"rendered":"We saw Bawumia as our \u2018god\u2019 in opposition, let\u2019s not betray him now \u2013 Gideon Boako to NPP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tano North MP and spokesperson for New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has defended the former Vice President\u2019s record, describing him as the party\u2019s best hope to lead the NPP into victory.<\/p>\n

Speaking to delegates on Wednesday, October 15, Dr Gideon Boako said Dr Bawumia has demonstrated exceptional loyalty, hard work, and commitment to the party, qualities that, he argued, make him stand out among his contenders.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I look at Vice President Dr Bawumia and how well we have served the party, that\u2019s the same way he has served the party,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the other colleagues have also served, but we in the NPP have seen something good in him.\u201d<\/p>\n

He expressed disappointment that some party members have turned against Dr Bawumia because of internal competition, despite the former Vice President\u2019s immense contribution during the NPP\u2019s years in opposition.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsn\u2019t it the same Bawumia whom we once regarded as our god when we were in opposition? Isn\u2019t he the one? Back then, we looked up to Bawumia as our god. If he didn\u2019t speak, it felt as though no one else in Ghana could speak on our behalf,\u201d Dr Boako said.<\/p>\n

He noted that criticisms against Dr Bawumia over the NPP\u2019s 2024 election defeat are misplaced, insisting that the former Vice President cannot be blamed for the party\u2019s electoral performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe in the NPP know the reasons why Ghanaians voted against us. It wasn\u2019t because of Bawumia,\u201d he stressed. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing that shows that if any of those contesting against him were presented, they would have won.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Boako further dismissed claims that Dr Bawumia should not contest again because he lost in 2024, arguing that some of those making such claims also failed to win their own contests.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone says Bawumia contested in 2024 and couldn\u2019t win, so he should step aside. But that same person contested against him in 2023 and didn\u2019t win either. So should he also not contest again?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

Dr Boako urged delegates to remain united behind Dr Bawumia, describing him as a proven and dedicated leader capable of leading the NPP to regain power in 2028.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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