Politics of Friday, 16 January 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia stormed the Ashanti Region on Thursday to begin the last lap of his national campaign tour for the NPP's Presidential Primaries this month. Dr Bawumia, who is widely tipped to win the race, started a nationwide tour about three months ago, and so far, he has visited 15 regions and about 230 constituencies, with the Ashanti Region outstanding. In his remarks to delegate, Dr Bawumia stressed on his vision to revitalise the party by addressing perennial welfare concerns of party members. In this regard, Dr. Bawumia revealed focal point will be created to liaise with contact points in constituencies to ensure that welfare issues captured by the system are addressed. Dr Bawumia is expected to tour all 47 constituencies in the Ashanti Region in the coming days ahead of the January 31 primaries.

Source: GhanaWeb January 16, 2026 15:17 UTC