Former Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2024 Election, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has revealed how the National Democratic Congress (NDC) peddled a false and malicious claim against him for electoral gain ahead of the December 7, 2024 general elections.
According to him, the then-opposition party spread lies, accusing him of supplying weapons to one faction involved in the Bawku conflict.
Addressing party supporters in the Ashanti Region during the NPP’s “Thank You” tour on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, Dr. Bawumia vehemently denied any involvement in the Bawku conflict, describing the allegation as a baseless fabrication by the NDC aimed at influencing votes.
“You all heard about the Bawku problem — the conflict between the Kusasis and the Mamprusis. The then-opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) took the opportunity to tell a wicked lie against me, wrongfully accusing me of supplying weapons to the Mamprusis to kill Kusasis. You all heard that.
“It was a wicked lie the NDC peddled about me. We didn’t know how it was going to impact the votes. But at the end of the election, when you look at the Kusasi areas in Bawku — all six constituencies — our votes reduced by 39,000. That’s out of the 2.1 million party supporters who did not vote. The reason the number isn’t huge is that the majority of people in the area already voted for the NDC.”
He added: “But as I stand here today and speak to you, everyone in Bawku has come to realise that the NDC lied to them about the Bawku conflict. Today, the people of Bawku have found out the truth. As we speak, NDC MPs are not able to go to Bawku.”
Meanwhile, the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, resumed the Otumfuo Mediation Process, a significant initiative aimed at resolving the long-standing Bawku chieftaincy conflict.
The mediation process is taking place at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.
The initiative comes at a time when tensions in Bawku remain high due to ongoing violence and the protracted chieftaincy dispute.
Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, reflecting on factors that contributed to the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 elections, stated that the NDC falsely accused him of supplying weapons to his tribesmen, the Mamprusis, to fuel the conflict in Bawku.
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