The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the party’s youth wing to prepare for leadership roles and work towards returning the NPP to power in the 2028 general elections.
Speaking at a meeting with student leaders ahead of a three-day boot camp organised by the party on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Dr. Bawumia said the training programme is designed to equip young members with the skills and experience needed for future leadership positions.
“I want you to be assured that this training programme is for your benefit because we want the youth to take key leadership positions,” he said.
“And we cannot get you into key leadership positions if we don’t prepare you for the uptake of these leadership positions,” he added.
Dr. Bawumia expressed confidence that the NPP could return to government in 2028 if the party begins early mobilisation and organisation.
“2028, Inshallah, it is going to happen in 2028. It is possible. And we are going to work towards it,” he stated.
He stressed that the party will not rely on chance but will intensify preparations through training programmes and engagement with young voters across the country.
“We are not going to sit down and say it will happen, but we are going to work,” he said.
According to him, the youth will play a decisive role in the next election, as they did in 2024, making youth engagement and leadership development central to the party’s strategy.
“The youth will take over the key positions as we move forward in this country. The vote is largely youth-dominated. 2028, as it was in 2024, will be a youth-dominated election,” Dr. Bawumia noted.
He also disclosed plans to deepen engagement with the Tertiary Students Confederacy of the New Patriotic Party (TESCON), adding that he intends to visit several campuses in the coming years to share the party’s vision and policies.
“We will take the debate and the ideas to the country, and we will make our case,” he said.
Dr. Bawumia further stated that the NPP would not be intimidated by arrests or political pressure.
“We are, however, saying that we will not be intimidated. You can arrest all of us. We will come back and make our case to the people of Ghana,” he added.
He concluded by encouraging student leaders to remain united and make full use of the training programme as part of the party’s long-term leadership development strategy.
