Pollster Ben Ephson has forecasted that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearer, will likely select Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Energy Minister, as his running mate. Ephson’s prediction is based on extensive research and insights from sources close to Bawumia’s camp.
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He highlighted that his research indicates Opoku Prempeh could attract significant support for Bawumia in the Ashanti Region, a key NPP stronghold. In an interview with JoyNews on March 4, Ephson expressed confidence that choosing Opoku Prempeh would be both strategic and advantageous for the party in the upcoming December elections.
“From the research and my interactions with some members of the NPP and what Dr Bawumia’s team is said to have done, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh will give Dr Bawumia maximum votes amongst the possible running mates from the Ashanti Region. So I bet Dr Bawumia will choose him (Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh) as his running mate,” he said.
He stressed that a Bawumia-Opoku Prempeh ticket would be a formidable combination, contrasting it with the John Mahama-Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang ticket.
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Although Bawumia has not officially announced his running mate, analysts have speculated on several potential candidates, including Opoku Prempeh, Dr. John Kumah, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Joseph Osei Owusu, Prof. Opoku Onyinah, Chief of Staff Frema Osei Opare, and Communications Minister Ursula Owusu Ekulful.
