You Will Not Win If You Choose Non-Ashanti As Running Mate- Dormanhene To Bawumia
The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer, has advised Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, against focusing solely on one particular region when selecting a running mate for the 2024 elections.
During a meeting between Bawumia and the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, the Dormaahene expressed concerns about the potential repercussions of such a decision. He emphasized the importance of considering qualified candidates from various regions, warning that a regional bias could alienate voters from other regions and undermine the party’s electoral prospects.
“I have seen you haven’t selected a running mate yet, even if you have, I haven’t heard.
“Sometimes a certain region wants to prove that it is only from there that you are supposed to select your running mate,” he submitted.
He continued, “But I don’t see it that way. Please, there are lots of people in the other regions, so if your focus goes on just one particular region, only they will vote for you and the rest of us will vote against you.”
The Dormaahene, who is from the Bono region, asked the Vice President to extend his selection criteria, noting that there are qualified people from his region.
He gave a list of well-known locals and highlighted their qualifications for running mate.
“Please, I want to plead with you, for me, I am in the Bono region, and we also have qualified candidates here.
“Even though I am not saying selecting others from other regions is not good, but we also want the best for our people, Martin Adjei Korsah, Ignatius Baffour Awuah and Kwaku Agyemang Manu all of them qualifiers for such positions,” he added.
