ASHANTI’S HAVE SUPPORTED THE NPP AND I WONT BE SUPRISED THE VICE WOULD COME FROM THERE – OSEI KYEI MENSAH-BONSU
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Majority Leader in Parliament has said that there are other Akan-speaking areas in the country apart from the Ashanti Region that the 2024 Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia can pick his running mate from.
In his view, it will not cause any harm to the party if the running mate is not selected from the Ashanti Region.
He added “…We know the dynamics so let the people decide. I am from the Ashanti Region, it is the case that Dr Bawumia is from the Noth, and maybe his own ethnic background is not one place that we have major votes from or huge numbers from, we will need, maybe, a region that will support or complement him well, that is why people are coming up with that suggestions to select an Akan.
“I am saying that it is justifiable but there are other Akan areas that we could also look at.”
He said he would not be surprised if eventually, the person comes from the Ashanti Region because the region has been loyal to the NPP.
“In the case of the NPP, they have already shown that they are looking at Ashanti Region. It will not be surprising that [Dr Bawumia] will consider someone from the Ashanti Region, the region has supported the NPP and they gave their support to candidate Akufo-Addo. Ashanti Region has contributed massively to the growth of the NPP,” he said.
