Hot SourceThe 2024 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has renewed his pledge to launch a comprehensive welfare programme for party delegates and ordinary members if elected flagbearer and, ultimately, president in 2028.
Dr Bawumia, who first outlined the initiative during his 2023 flagbearership bid, said the policy would function whether the NPP is in or out of government and would target the specific needs of party members.
“An army marches on its stomach and the party cannot hope to recapture power if it fails to meet the welfare needs of its grassroots and structures,” he said, citing research that links voter apathy in 2024 to a sense of neglect.
“We will roll out major, targeted welfare policies that directly address our welfare needs. I have ideas for a broad, effective, sustainable welfare programme for the NPP, and it will be one of my major initiatives when you give me your mandate to lead this party.
“One of the first steps would be to establish a Welfare Desk at every level of the Party to collate data on who needs what, to ensure equitable distribution of opportunities. No ‘adidigya’ or ‘menyaa hwee’.
“Among many things, we will also institute measures that ensure resources go directly to the grassroots to facilitate Party work,” he told current and former constituency executives and ex-government officials in the Eastern Region.
Dr Bawumia’s message of building an inclusive, formidable party has gained traction ahead of the January 31 flagbearer contest, with 15 of the 23 NPP MPs in the region declaring their support for his candidature, describing him as “the most marketed and prepared candidate for the NPP flagbearer job.”
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