Former Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has won the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries held on Saturday, January 31, 2026, securing the party’s flagbearership for the 2028 general elections for a second consecutive time.
Dr Bawumia polled 110,645 votes, representing 56.48 per cent of the total valid votes cast.
His victory was confirmed as vote collation progressed across polling centres nationwide, with the former Vice-President maintaining a clear lead over his rivals throughout the process.
More than 211,000 delegates cast their ballots at over 300 polling centres across the country in what party officials described as a closely contested internal election.
Dr Bawumia faced competition from four other aspirants: former Minister for Food and Agriculture Dr Bryan Acheampong; former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum; former NPP General Secretary Kwabena Agyei Agyepong; and businessman and former Assin Central Member of Parliament Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.
