{"id":16445,"date":"2024-06-26T17:01:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T17:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=16445"},"modified":"2024-06-26T17:11:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T17:11:33","slug":"bawumia-submits-opoku-prempehs-name-as-his-running-mate-to-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=16445","title":{"rendered":"Bawumia submits Opoku Prempeh\u2019s name as his running mate to Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has proposed the Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (also known as NAPO), as his running mate to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sources from the presidency indicated that a meeting was convened on Tuesday night where Dr. Bawumia sought advice from President Akufo-Addo regarding his choice of a running mate.<\/p>\n<p>It is reported that President Akufo-Addo provided some guidance, shared his views, and eventually endorsed Dr. Bawumia\u2019s selection.<\/p>\n<p>In presenting NAPO\u2019s name to the President, Dr. Bawumia highlighted that the chosen candidate is a 56-year-old medical doctor who earned his degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16447\" src=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Napo-Bawumia-e1719406152123-681x424-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"681\" height=\"424\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He was first elected to Parliament in 2008 and has since been re-elected in 2012, 2016, and 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bawumia further noted that NAPO has served on the Health Appointment and Defence and Interior Committees of Parliament and was appointed as Education Minister in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>There is a growing demand for Dr. Bawumia to choose the Energy Minister as his running mate for the upcoming December elections. 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