Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia emerged victorious in the NPP’s Super Delegate Congress on Saturday, beating close contenders Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen and Kennedy Ohene Agyapong convincingly.
Dr. Bawumia garnered 629 votes of the total valid votes cast of 923, representing 68.15%.
Surprisingly, Mr. Agyapong, whom analysts predicted would manage a third position, toppled Alan Kyerematen, whom many believed would compete with the Veep for the top spot.
The Assin Central MP secured 132 votes, or 14.30%, while Mr. Alan Kyerematen got 95 votes in third place, or 10.29%.
Former Food and Agriculture Minister, Owusu Afriyie Akoto, came in fourth with 34 votes, representing 3.90%.
Boakye Agyarko and Francis Addai-Nimoh secured nine (9) votes each in the NPP presidential race organized on Saturday to shortlist five candidates for the main election on November 4, 2023.
The Elections Committee, chaired by Rev. Prof. Mike Aaron Ocquaye of the NPP, therefore decided that there will be a run-off between the two, Boakye Agyarko and Francis Addai Nimoh, next Saturday, September 2, 2023.
Addressing the press after the EC Director of Elections, Dr. Serebuor Quaicoe, declared the result, Rev. Prof. Ocquaye indicated that the party will prepare itself for the run-off unless one of the candidates decides to step down.
Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, Joe Ghartey, Kwadwo Poku, and Kofi Konadu Apraku got 6, 4, 3, and nil votes, respectively.
Meanwhile, Dr. Bawumia has expressed his gratitude to God and party delegates for clinching a first-round victory.
“This is one step of the process, and the overwhelming support I have received throughout the country inspires me to continue to even work harder for a more resounding victory in the next step in November, and to embark on this journey of possibilities with you”, Dr. Bawumia said in an X post on Sunday.
