FORMER SECOND Lady, Samira Bawumia, has openly expressed gross worry over how her husband and ex-Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is being smeared by his own party members because of an impending internal poll.
According to Samira, her husband, who is seeking to retain his position as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate for the 2028 general election, is being lied about by his political opponents without any justification.
For instance, Samira bemoaned that some of the NPP presidential candidates have labeled Dr. Bawumia as being a member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), an accusation she finds it difficult to understand.
The former Second Lady, who did not mention names, recounted that just one year ago these same people who are now labeling Dr. Bawumia as an NDC member, were singing his (Bawumia) praises when he led NPP in the 2024 polls.
“They are on a lying spree presently, they have lied and lied to the extent that they are now saying that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, our former Vice President on the ticket of the great NPP, is an ardent NDC member, is it not surprising?” she quizzed.
“During the 2024 national elections, these same people described Dr. Bawumia as very intelligent, peaceful, hardworking and a visionary leader, who has what it takes to positively change Ghana’s fortunes in a short time.
“What has changed in just one year that Dr. Bawumia is now being smeared and crucified by his own party members because of an impending party election on January 31, 2026?” Samira, who looked worried, asked her audience.
According to her, all the negative things that are being said about Dr. Bawumia are palpable lies, which have no basis, therefore the party delegates should treat them with the contempt that they deserve and vote for her husband.
Addressing NPP members in the Tafo Constituency in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region during a campaign tour, Samira urged the party members to remain calm and stay united even as the election to elect a presidential candidate approaches.
Samira reminded the NPP members that after the January 31, 2026 election, the NPP would have to unite as one family with a common destiny to confront the 2028 elections, stressing that they should work hard to sustain party unity regardless.
She concluded that Dr. Bawumia is well marketed and also has the wherewithal to lead the NPP to snatch political power from the NDC in 2028, and urged the NPP delegates, who are the kingmakers in the party, to vote massively for him.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah,
Kumasi
