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Accompanied
by
the
Western
Regional
Minister,
Kwabena
Okyere
Darko
Mensah,
the
National
Organiser
of
the
New
Patriotic
Party
(NPP)
Henry
Nana
Boakye
and
some
NPP
parliamentary
candidates
in
the
Wassa
area,
the
running
mate
to
the
flagbearer
of
the
NPP
Dr
Matthew
Opoku
Premeh
has
called
on
the
Omanhene
of
Wassa
Amenfi
traditional
area
and
President
of
the
Western
Regional
House
of
Chiefs,
Tetrete
Okuamoah
Sekyim
II
earlier
today
Wednesday
July
10.
He
said
the
visit
formed
part
of
efforts
to
consolidate
the
New
Partnership
quest
between
traditional
rulers
and
politicians
as
clearly
articulated
by
our
Presidential
Candidate
H.E.
Dr.
Bawumia
“I
am
encouraged
by
the
words
of
wisdom
of
Tetrete
as
we
look
forward
to
engaging
all
stakeholders
in
this
campaign.
I
am
grateful
to
our
party
executives
in
the
Western
region
and
the
Wassa
area
constituencies
for
their
warm
reception,”
he
wrote
on
his
Facebook
page.
Dr.
Matthew
Opoku
Prempeh
earlier
said
that
the
NPP
was
targeting
85
percent
votes
in
the
Ashanti
Region
in
this
year’s
elections.
He
said
that
the
NPP
would
do
a
door-to-door
campaign
ahead
of
the
general
election.
Addressing
supporters
of
the
NPP
in
Kumasi
on
Tuesday,
July
9
after
his
unveiling,
he
said
“We
want
85
percent
in
the
Ashanti
region.”
He
further
urged
the
supporters
of
the
party
and
Ghanaians
in
general
to
“honour
President
Akufo-Addo
and
Bawumia
by
voting
massively
to
win
the
2024
elections,
we
will
do
house
to
house
campaign.”
For
his
part,
Flagbearer
of
the
NPP
Vice
President
Dr
Mahamudu
Bawumia
Dr.
Matthew
Opoku
Prempeh
as
a
problem
solver,
knowledgeable,
and
generational
thinker.
He
says
he
has
absolute
respect
for
Dr
Opoku
Prempeh.
Addressing
supporters
of
the
NPP
at
the
unveiling
of
the
Manhyia
South
Lawmaker
as
his
running
mate
in
Kumasi
on
Tuesday,
July
9,
Dr
Bawumia
said
“Napo
is
knowledgeable,
I
have
high
respect
for
him,
he
problem
solver,
a
generational
thinker.
“We
can
work
together
and
bring
bold
solutions
to
the
people
of
Ghana,
our
ticket
is
full
of
generational
thinkers.”
President
Nana
Addo
Dankwa
Akufo-Addo
expressed
confidence
in
the
ability
of
the
Bawumia-Opoku
Prempeh
ticket
to
deliver
on
the
job
to
the
expectations
of
Ghanaians.
Unveiling
the
flagbearer
of
the
NPP
and
the
running
mate
at
an
earlier
event
at
the
Manhyia
Palace,
on
Tuesday,
July
9,
Mr
Akufo-Addo
said
he
has
worked
with
the
two
gentlemen
and
can
therefore
vouched
for
their
hard
work
qualities.
“I
have
trust
and
confidence
in
the
two
of
them
to
do
the
work.
I
have
worked
with
the
two
and
I
know
that
they
can
do.
I
know
that
on
the
7th
of
December
when
Ghanaians
have
given
them
the
mandate
they
will
work
to
meet
the
expectations
of
Ghana,”
President
Akufo-Addo
said.
The
National
Council
of
the
NPP
unanimously
endorsed
the
selection
of
Dr
Opku
Prempeh
at
an
emergency
meeting
in
Accra
last
week
Thursday,
July
4.
Dr
Matthew
Opoku
Prempeh
after
the
event
assured
members
and
supporters
of
the
NPP
that
he
will
help
Dr
Bawumia
to
prosecute
a
formidable
2024
campaign
to
break
the
8-year
election
cycle.
He
says
he
understands
that
the
task
ahead
requires
the
collective
effort.
He
further
called
upon
all
members
of
the
NPP
to
join
hands
to
collectively
strive
to
achieve
their
‘ambitious
goal
of
transforming
Ghana
into
a
prosperous
nation’.