Wontumi endorsement is a call for NPP unity – Boadu Campaign

The John Boadu Campaign has welcomed the decision by Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to throw his political machinery behind John Boadu, describing the endorsement as a major step towards rebuilding and uniting the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the 2028 elections.

The endorsement was announced on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, after the Wontumi Campaign said it had consulted grassroots supporters, constituency actors, party elders and other stakeholders before settling on Boadu.

Wontumi’s political machinery moves behind Boadu

The Wontumi Campaign said it had taken a deliberate decision to close ranks and commit its grassroots network, organisational structures and political influence to Boadu’s bid for the NPP National Chairmanship.

According to the campaign, the decision followed a September 4 visit to Wontumi at the Nsawam facility, where further consultations were held before the endorsement was finalised.

The move effectively ends Wontumi’s independent campaign for the chairmanship and brings his political structures into Boadu’s camp.

‘A bigger force for victory’

The Boadu camp sees the endorsement as more than an individual political alliance.

The Wontumi Campaign said the combination of Wontumi’s strong grassroots mobilisation network and Boadu’s institutional experience could create a formidable organisational structure capable of helping the NPP rebuild.

It described Boadu as the candidate best positioned to lead the party back to its winning ways and help strengthen the political machinery required to return Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to the presidency in 2028.

Unity before personal interests

A central message from the endorsement has been the need to put the broader interests of the NPP ahead of individual ambitions.

The Wontumi Campaign said there are moments when political actors must choose between protecting their “own corner” and strengthening the entire party, stressing that it had chosen the latter.

It warned that factionalism and internal divisions could undermine the party’s efforts to recover from its 2024 defeat and prepare effectively for the next general election.

‘Wherever you organised for Wontumi, organise for Boadu’

The endorsement comes with a direct instruction to Wontumi’s supporters and campaign structures.

The campaign has called on its regional and constituency structures, electoral area coordinators, polling station executives, communicators and volunteers to transfer their organisational energy to Boadu.

The message is clear: the machinery that previously mobilised for Wontumi is now expected to mobilise for Boadu in the National Chairmanship contest.

No war against the other aspirants

Despite the strength of the endorsement, the Wontumi Campaign has insisted that its decision should not be interpreted as a declaration of war against the other contenders.

It has pledged to campaign for Boadu without insults, intimidation or unnecessary attacks, stressing that all aspirants will eventually have to work together after the internal elections.

The campaign’s warning was particularly striking: “Internal democracy must never become internal warfare.”

The bigger prize: 2028

For the Boadu Campaign, the significance of the endorsement goes beyond the October 3 National Executive elections.

The ultimate objective is to build a united and disciplined NPP capable of returning to government in 2028.

With Wontumi’s grassroots machinery now backing Boadu, the chairmanship race has gained another major dimension — one that could influence how delegates assess the competing candidates and the type of leadership they want for the party.

The message from the Wontumi-Boadu alliance is therefore unmistakable: the internal contest may be fierce, but the real battle is expected to be for the NPP’s unity, survival and return to power in 2028.