Dr. Bawumia secured 56.48 per cent of the votes in the NPP primary held on Saturday, January 31, earning the party’s flagbearer slot for the 2028 general elections. His closest contender, former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, placed second with 46,554 votes, representing 23.76 per cent.

Speaking on Channel One Newsroom on Sunday, February 1, Mr. Tsekpo said Bawumia’s emergence actually strengthens the NDC’s strategic position for the upcoming polls.

“We’re not perturbed by the candidate they have elected. We would have been a bit shaken if Kennedy Agyapong had come. Because this is a candidate that things we didn’t know about him have been put out by his own party people, including Kennedy Agyapong. All that we need to do in 2028 is play the videos they’ve brought out.

“All the secrets we need about Bawumia, his own party people have brought them out. So, it’s not a challenge; we are going to start our reorganisation. We are not afraid of Dr. Bawumia; we are going to meet him squarely when the time comes,” he said.

Despite his stance, the Hohoe MP extended congratulations to the NPP for the successful conduct of the primary.

“It was a well-organised event, we congratulate them,” he added.