The camp of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has denied rumours that Dr Bryan Acheampong’s impressive performance in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer contest could put him in the lead for the running mate position.
The NPP flagbearer’s assistant, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, stated that placing second in the race is not a requirement for choosing a vice presidential candidate.
“The selection of the mate is purely the prerogative of the candidate in consultation with the National Council,” he said on Channel1 TV on Sunday.
His comments follow rising talk, notably on social media, that Dr Acheampong’s success in the contest has boosted his chances of being regarded as Dr Bawumia’s running mate ahead of the 2028 general elections.
Placement in the internal battle is not one of the elements taken into account when selecting a running partner, according to Mr. Aboagye.
“There are several criteria that come into play. One of them does not include becoming second or third in the contest,” he said.
“All the aspirants we ran with Dr Bawumia are people who could actually be running mates, but not because they ran with him and they were second or third or fourth,” he said.
“It is a prerogative of the candidate in consultation with the National Council,” he said, adding that “when the time is due, the indicators will be used to ensure that the right person, the best person, is selected to run with Dr Bawumia to give us the outcome that we want as a party.”
