Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has pledged to reform the passport acquisition process in Ghana if elected. During his Greater Accra Regional campaign tour on September 1, he outlined his plan to simplify the process for Ghanaians. According to Dr. Bawumia, anyone seeking a passport will only need to pay the required fee, and the passport will be issued if they already possess a Ghana Card.
“When I win power in December, passport acquisition will be very easy for all because with your Ghana card, you will only have to pay the required fee, and the passport will be printed for you. You will not need to fill any form again,” Dr. Bawumia stated.
The NPP flagbearer, accompanied by party executives, visited four constituencies to campaign ahead of the December 7 polls. The campaign tour began in the Weija-Gbawe constituency, where Dr. Bawumia visited four churches. He urged the public to maintain peace during the election season, emphasizing, “What we need in Ghana now is prayers because we are going into an election. Election is about exercising of one’s opinion. We don’t want any violence to mar it.”
In the Anyaa-Sowutuom Constituency, Dr. Bawumia interacted with residents and discussed his manifesto promises. He later held a rally where he outlined his vision and direction for the country.
Elder Emmanuel Tobbin, the NPP’s parliamentary candidate for Anyaa-Sowutuom, expressed confidence in the party’s prospects, predicting that the NPP would secure 75% of the total valid votes in the constituency. “I and you must work hard towards the elections ahead of us. We have to even work harder to give the New Patriotic Party 75 percent vote in this constituency,” he urged.
Taking a swipe at his main contender, John Dramani Mahama, Tobbin remarked, “We don’t need day-old chicks neither do we need 24-hour discotheque in Ghana. We rather need minds that can proffer solutions to complex problems.”
In the same constituency, Dr. Bawumia also engaged with Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) members at Pentecost University, as well as local chiefs and grassroots supporters of the NPP. The campaign team later visited the Obom-Domeabra and Ngleshie Amanfrom constituencies, encouraging eligible voters to support the NPP in the upcoming elections.
