Former Vice President and 2024 flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has received endorsement from a group of 220 former Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) who served under the immediate past government.

The group wants the former vice president to lead the party once again during the 2028 general elections.

Dr. Bawumia engaged the MMDCEs in Accra on Monday morning as part of his stakeholder consultations.

“Following extensive consultations with all aspirants, and after a thorough assessment of their vision, competence, and commitment to the NPP’s progress, we are convinced beyond any doubt that Dr. Bawumia is the best candidate to lead the NPP to victory in 2028,” the MMDCEs said in their statement after the engagement.

“Our endorsement is not merely symbolic; it is a strategic and operational commitment. With 95% of us having previously served as constituency and regional executives—some for over 16 years—we possess an intimate understanding of the NPP’s structures, dynamics, and electoral needs. We will deploy this experience to ensure Dr. Bawumia’s message resonates in every corner of Ghana,” they added.

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on June 19 received 60 Members of Parliament from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who announced their endorsement of his bid for the party's flagbearership position.

The delegation included former Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam; Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah; Member of Parliament for Akuapem North Sammi Awuku; Techiman South legislator Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah; Habib Iddrisu, the Member of Parliament for Tolon; Member of Parliament for Assin South, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, and Nana Adjei Baffour Awuah, the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South.

The delegation ended up having an in-camera meeting with the 2024 flagbearer.

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, former Assin Central Member of Parliament Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, former Minister for Agriculture Bryan Acheampong, and former Minister for Education Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum have declared their intention to contest the flagbearer position.

Reports indicated that the majority of the 88 NPP legislators in Parliament are for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

This comes after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced Saturday, 31st January 2026, as the date for its presidential primaries.

The decision was taken at a crucial meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) held on Tuesday, 17th June, and later confirmed by the party's General Secretary, Justin Frimpong Kodua, and also in an official statement.

"And the National Council today also made the decision that the date for our presidential primaries is set for January 31, 2026. That will be the date that we shall hold our presidential primaries," parts of the statement said.

This sets the stage for a decisive contest to elect the party’s flagbearer for the 2028 general elections.

The primaries are anticipated to attract significant interest from both longstanding members and new contenders seeking to lead the NPP into the next electoral cycle.

Party officials also noted that nomination guidelines, timelines for campaign activities, and the code of conduct for aspirants will be released in the coming weeks, with the NEC promising party members a transparent and credible process that upholds the democratic values of the NPP.

In May, the 2024 flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, rendered an apology to Ghanaians for the inability of the Akufo-Addo-led government to fulfill its promises to the people of Ghana.

The former vice president linked the party's historic failure in the 2024 general elections to its shortcomings while in power when he spoke in London, United Kingdom, during an address.

“The NPP did a lot of work, there’s no doubt about that, but we did not get everything right. We got quite a few things wrong, and I think that, on my own behalf and on behalf of the party, I apologise to all of you for us not getting the figures right,” he said.

The NPP sought to "break the eight" and extend its governance for another 4 years under the leadership of Dr Bawumia, who received the support of then-President Nana Akufo-Addo.

Dr Bawumia contested against the National Democratic Congress' John Dramani Mahama and lost. At the end of the polls, the Electoral Commission (EC) declared that the NDC flagbearer polled 6,328,397, total valid votes, representing 56.55%, whereas Dr Mahamudu Bawumia garnered 4,657,304, representing 41.61%.

Before the EC officially declared its results, the former vice president conceded defeat. The parliamentary election also saw the NPP fall drastically in terms of seats won. The NDC obtained an absolute majority in Parliament by securing 183 seats. The NPP government lost their majority with over 150 seats and managed to secure 88 seats.

Following the just-ended polls, the opposition party has gone into retrospection. A 12-member committee led by former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, looked into the factors behind the party's failure.

Although the report by the committee has been withheld from the general public, the General Secretary of the NPP noted that the downfall of the party hovered around its inability to focus on key projects in its stronghold, economic instability—particularly the worsening of the cedi's value against major trading currencies including the dollar—arrogance displayed by previous government officials, and internal conflict, among others.

Presently, Dr Bawumia believes the way forward for the party would be to correct its errors and take hold of any opportunity that will be presented to reclaim power from the NDC government.

“I believe that, by the grace of God, if we are given another opportunity, we will get many things right, because we have learnt the lessons of where we are going.”

Meanwhile, leadership of the NPP has directed its members to desist from discussing internal party matters on media platforms, citing Article 10(7)(5) of the NPP Constitution.