Spokesperson of the Vice President Dr Gideon Boako has revealed that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is concerned about the unity within the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
He said this has dawned on him not to respond to the unwarranted attacks levelled against him by some candidates in the party’s presidential primary.
Dr Boako stated these in a press release on Saturday, September 30.
This follows allegations by another NPP flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, that he will give the Vice President and his team a showdown if they continue the tribal and religious politics.
Addressing his supporters after the Kumasi edition of the ‘Showdwon Walk’ on Saturday, the Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP) also accused the Vice President and his team of collapsing the NPP through intimidation.
“It is also not true as alleged by Kennedy Agyapong that Dr. Bawumia is collapsing the party through intimidation,” Dr Boako stated on Saturday.
“The unity of our party has been of great concern to candidate Dr. Bawumia.
“It is in light of such concern that he refrains from responding to unwarranted attacks by others in the contest and has cautioned his supporters against responding to such provocative attacks.
“His strategy has been to persuade delegates to support his bid. This he does, by laying his vision for the party and country.”
He added: “As we have always maintained, the contest for flagbearer in the NPP is an internal one, and all actors, particularly the aspirants must be guided by the core values of the NPP, which include but are not limited to truth, decorum, and respect for one another.”
The contest to elect the 2024 flagbearer of the NPP is scheduled for Saturday, November 4.
Vice President scooped majority of the votes on Saturday, August 26 in the Super Delegates Conference and he is tipped to emerge winner in November.