Musah Superior writes;
RESPONSE TO DR BRYAN ACHEAMPONG’S HIDEOUS TRIBAL REMARKS ON DR BAWUMIA
A disturbing viral video on social media shows Dr Bryan Acheampong, an NPP Presidential aspirant making troubling references to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s ethnic background and linking NPP’s 2024 electoral performance to the Mamprusi-Kusasi conflict. While he conceded that Dr. Bawumia is a “fine candidate” who became “a victim of circumstance,” he unfortunately reduced those circumstances to tribal lines — a dangerous and divisive narrative unworthy anyone associated with our great party.
Let us be clear: Dr. Bawumia is indeed a victim of circumstance — but not in Bryan’s skewed narration. The 2024 elections came after eight challenging years of NPP in office. We faced a disgruntled base, economic hardships, high cost of living, the Domestic Debt Exchange backlash, unemployment, and unrelentingly ferocious media campaign against the then government.
No presidential candidate in the Fourth Republic has carried such a heavy political burden into an election year. That was the true circumstance, and it had nothing to do with Bawumia’s tribe.
It is disheartening that Bryan, a seeking to be president would invoke the Kusasi-Mamprusi conflict in this context, as though his “presidency” would be indifferent to peace in Bawku. The truth is, data and history rubbish his claim. In Ghana’s democracy, individuals do not win elections on personal strength alone; they win on the back of their political parties and the performance of their governments. Alan Kyerematen, once a towering figure in our party, proved this when he polled less than 0.5% as an independent in 2024.
If we want to honestly examine NPP’s performance, we must look at the trend: from a million-vote victory and a commanding parliamentary majority in 2016, to a sharp decline and a hung Parliament in 2020 — all before Dr. Bawumia became our presidential candidate. The seeds of our 2024 loss were sown long before, and unless we confront those realities, we risk repeating them.
Our strength has always been in unity, not division. Bryan must be reminded that when the primaries are over in January 2026, we will still need one another, and we will need every Ghanaian citizen — Mamprusi, Kusasi, Muslim, Christian, north and south alike — to rebuild and return NPP to power.
This is not the time for divisive utterances. It is the time for sober reflection, honesty about our failings, and a recommitment to the inclusiveness that has always defined the New Patriotic Party.
Dr Acheampong should apologise to Dr Bawumia, the NPP and the people of Ghana for such insensitive and grotesque comments.
