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The Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Alhassan Tampuli Sulemana, has declared that former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) most preferred and marketable candidate to lead the party into the 2028 election. In a colorful analogy, the MP likened Dr Bawumia’s broad recognition to the overwhelming popularity of two household consumer staples. “Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is our Omo, he’s our Pepsodent,” Tampuli asserted during an interview with Channel One TV on October 23, 2025. Kufuor and my legacy will be a catalyst for NPP’s comeback in 2028 – Akufo-Addo Tampuli explained that Dr Bawumia’s campaign has already achieved the kind of ubiquitous brand recognition that few politicians ever attain. He recounted feedback from his constituents, stating: “Some of them are saying, Dr Bawumia is like a well-marketed product.” He clarified that just as consumers might ask for “Omo” when intending to buy any washing powder, or “Pepsodent” when intending to buy any toothpaste, Dr Bawumia’s name has become synonymous with the NPP’s potential flagbearer. “He’s the one that we have marketed more. And some of them even told us, now look, we still even have his t-shirts. So, if you go and bring somebody, as a matter of fact, if you bring some of the other aspirants to this community, nobody will recognise them,” Tampuli claimed. Top 10 defining moments of Akufo-Addo’s presidency He added that this overwhelming message was consistent across multiple regions, including the Upper West, Upper East, Northern, Savannah, North East, Oti, and Greater Accra Regions. The MP insisted that the decision to support Dr Bawumia was based on a careful assessment of all five contenders for the NPP flagbearer slot, including Bryan Acheampong, Kennedy Agyapong, Dr Osei Adutwum, and Kwabena Agyepong. “We have seen them, we have weighed their capacity. We have weighed their likelihood of capturing political power for the NPP and in all humility… We have weighed them and we have sieved their strengths, their weaknesses. And we think that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is the best person to lead us to the promised land,” he stated. Tampuli dismissed concerns about Dr Bawumia’s past electoral performance, reminding critics that political victory often takes multiple attempts. He cited the history of former Presidents JA Kufuor and John Evans Atta Mills, and current President Nana Akufo-Addo, who all lost presidential elections before eventually clinching victory. He pointed out that even a sitting president John Dramani Mahama who as the Commander-in-Chief and controls state resources once lost an election, emphasising that the political landscape is unpredictable. “It tells you that even in incumbency, where there’s advantage, it sometimes have a way of playing games on you,” he said. US Embassy official allegedly pickpocketed at ShattaFest
