Former Vice President and 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed deep gratitude to a group of NPP Members of Parliament who have publicly declared their support for his bid to lead the party into the 2028 general election.

Some MPs paid a courtesy call on Dr Bawumia at his office in Accra on Thursday, June 19, 2025, to officially throw their weight behind him. The meeting, according to Dr Bawumia, was not only symbolic but also a powerful affirmation of internal party support.

“It was a visit from our Members of Parliament, and I think it was a very happy visit,” Dr Bawumia told the media. “A courtesy call and a call to declare support for me, and I’m so happy in terms of the group that have declared support for me from Parliament—now amounting to over 60 members.”

Dr Bawumia highlighted the significance of the endorsement, noting that the party currently has 88 MPs, making the declaration a “strong show of support” from a majority of sitting legislators.

“This is a strong show of support and I thank them, and I thank God for this strong show of support. Off we go,” he said.

He stressed the importance of the MPs' backing, emphasising their strategic roles within constituencies across the country. “The Members of Parliament, as you know, control the constituencies to a very large extent, and I’m very happy for what they have done today.”

With the endorsement now public, Dr Bawumia used the occasion to rally the MPs to shift gears into full campaign mode, urging them to begin mobilising support and preparing the party for the journey ahead.

“There is a lot of hard work to be done to help the party and to help the country,” he said. “Off we go.”

The public show of unity and support comes as the NPP prepares for its presidential primaries scheduled for January 31, 2026, amid growing interest from other senior party figures also expected to enter the race.

Dr Bawumia, who served as Vice President from 2017 to 2025 under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was elected as the party’s 2024 flagbearer and is widely expected to contest again, pending official confirmation from the party.