“The leadership of the Northern NPP Concerned Youth Group has strongly condemned the Ethnic bigotry campaign by one of the Presidential hopefuls, Dr. Bryan Acheampong.”
“In a video circulating, Dr Bryan Acheampong is heard playing an Ethnic bigotry campaign with the use of the unfortunate age-long Bawku conflict as an attempt to dent the hard-earned reputation and image of the Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia” the group said.
Addressing a press conference today Monday (August 25, 2025), Communications Director of the group, Mohammed Soawii, described the comments of the Abetifi Member of Parliament as distasteful and unwarranted. He added the attack on the 2024 flagbearer was needless and stem from perceived hatred towards Northerners.
“As a group of vibrant youth of the party with members dotted across the length and breadth of the Northern Region, we have taken his comments as unguided and tend to derail the progress made by NPP in the five Northern Regions.
“The NPP, as a National Party, abhors discriminatory political discussion and embraces all manner of people irrespective of one’s Religious and Ethnic background.
“Therefore, these avoidable Ethnic bigotry remarks came as a shock to us as youth of the Party who looked up to some of the stalwarts and bigwigs of the Party to be role models” he emphasized.
Mohammed Soawii said, “Undoubtedly, these highly condemnable remarks set a bad tone and will not only affect Dr Mahamudu Bawumia but the New Patriotic Party as a whole in future elections.”
“In any case, what Dr Bryan Acheampong clearly stated is politically unwise, looking at the sensitive nature of the Bawku conflict, which has now spread into other Regions with killings and destruction of properties” the Communication Director added.
He indicated the NPP, as a center-right party, believes in the contest of ideas and policies and not someone’s lineage to deny him the opportunity to lead the party.
“Fast forward, the constitution of the Party states clearly who becomes a member of the Party, and the use of someone’s origin isn’t a yardstick to determine whether he is best suited to lead the Party” he pointed out.
