The Hohoe MP, Thomas Worlanyo Tsekpo, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) remains unfazed by the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) decision to elect former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as its presidential candidate for the 2028 general elections.

Dr Bawumia won the NPP’s presidential primary on Saturday, January 31, securing 56.48 per cent of the total valid votes cast.

His closest rival, former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, finished second with 46,554 votes, representing 23.76 per cent of the ballots.

According to Mr Tsekpo, the outcome of the primary does not pose any threat to the NDC’s electoral prospects and, if anything, presents a clearer strategic path for the opposition party as it prepares for the next polls.

“We’re not perturbed by the candidate they have elected. We would have been somewhat concerned if Kennedy Agyapong had come. Because this is a candidate, we didn’t know about him until his own party people, including Kennedy Agyapong, put them out. 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. It’s not a challenge; we will start our reorganisation. We are not afraid of Dr Bawumia; we are going to meet him squarely when the time comes,” he said in an interview on Channel One TV on Sunday, February 1.

Despite his remarks, the Hohoe MP congratulated the NPP for the peaceful and orderly conduct of its presidential primary, describing the exercise as an important step in Ghana’s democratic process.