Samuel Abu Jinapor, Member of Parliament for Damongo and a key member of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign team, has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to conduct its upcoming presidential primary in a peaceful, fair, and orderly manner.
His call comes ahead of the party’s keenly contested primary scheduled for Saturday, January 31, which will see five aspirants battle for the NPP’s flagbearer position. The contenders include former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, Abetifi MP Dr. Bryan Acheampong, former Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, and former NPP General Secretary Ing. Kwabena Agyepong.
Speaking on The Point of View on Monday, January 26, Jinapor stressed that the conduct of party members during the primary would have lasting consequences for the NPP’s future.
“How the NPP conducts itself on Saturday, January 31st, will have far-reaching implications for the fortunes or the forward march of the party,” he said.
“If we, as it should be, can conduct a peaceful, fair, orderly, decorous election on Saturday, January 31st, that will be another major step towards the revival of the NPP.”
Meanwhile, the National Youth Organiser of the party, Salam Mustapha, has also appealed to party members to exercise restraint, particularly in their public comments, and to place party unity above personal or factional interests.
He cautioned that harsh language and verbal attacks could deepen divisions within the party, even after the peace pact signed by the presidential aspirants.
Speaking in an interview on Channel One Newsroom, Salam Mustapha underscored the need for reconciliation after the primary, urging supporters to redirect their energies toward rebuilding the party ahead of the next general elections.
“I pray and hope that we will all, post-January 31, seek genuine reconciliation and build a united, stronger party fit for purpose to take on the NDC,” he said.
As the NPP heads into the decisive primary, party leaders continue to emphasize unity, discipline, and reconciliation as critical pillars for sustaining the party’s fortunes beyond January 31.
