Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s growing momentum in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries received a significant boost on Wednesday following emphatic endorsements from key party officials.
All Electoral Area Coordinators in the Yunyoo and Chereponi constituencies in the North East Region, as well as Saboba in the Northern Region, openly declared their support for Dr Bawumia.
On the final day of his tour of the North East Region, the Yunyoo and Chereponi constituencies followed the example of Yagaba, Walewale and Bunkpurugu, which had announced similar mass declarations a day earlier.
During separate engagements in Yunyoo and Chereponi, all Electoral Area Coordinators stepped forward to formally announce their support in the presence of Dr Bawumia and a packed gathering that included polling station executives.
From there, Dr Bawumia proceeded to the Saboba Constituency in the Northern Region, where Electoral Area Coordinators also endorsed him en bloc.
In all three constituencies, the coordinators, while pledging their full support and commitment to work for the former Vice President, urged him not to campaign to them, insisting that it would be unnecessary since they had already made up their minds to vote for him.
At Saboba, where party supporters initially resisted his attempt to address them, Dr Bawumia appealed for the opportunity to speak. When they eventually agreed, he delivered a brief ten-minute address — far shorter than his usual hour-long campaign message — during which he expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support.
Dr Bawumia’s campaign has continued to attract strong backing at the grassroots level, with Electoral Area Coordinators in several constituencies across the country publicly endorsing his candidature.
Electoral Area Coordinators constitute a key bloc within the NPP’s electoral college, and political analysts regard their support as critical to success in the party’s presidential primaries. They work closely with polling station executives, and endorsements at the electoral area level often reflect broader support within the party’s grassroots structures.