Dr. Bryan Acheampong, a flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has cautioned the party against retaining Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as its presidential candidate for the 2028 general elections.

According to him, the party’s performance in the 2024 polls indicates that maintaining the same candidate would not significantly alter its electoral fortunes.

Speaking on Face to Face on Channel One TV on Tuesday, December 23, in an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu, Dr. Acheampong argued that the results of the 2024 elections should guide the party’s decisions ahead of 2028.

“If you go into the 2024 elections results, you cannot repeat a candidate. Not much will change,” he warned.

Dr. Acheampong said that although Ghanaians are capable of forgiving political parties for past governance shortcomings, leadership remains a critical factor in winning elections.

“Ghanaians will forgive our party [NPP] for a lot of the wrongs it did in the past, because they forgave the NDC. It will forgive NPP. But we have a candidate challenge that we may not be able to surmount. Leadership inspires hope,” he stated.

He stressed that the NPP must carefully consider its choice of presidential candidate if it hopes to regain power in future elections.