Dr Bryan Acheampong, the Abetifi MP and former presidential aspirant, has told every faction in the New Patriotic Party to stop fighting and get behind Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

Bawumia, Ghana's former Vice President, won the party's internal contest to become the NPP's flagbearer for the 2028 general election. But the primary left wounds — supporters of Kennedy Agyapong and other contenders are still smarting.

Acheampong says that's done now.

"The outcome of our internal contest has settled the question of leadership," he said in a statement on Friday, June 19, 2026. He argued that Bawumia's mandate extends beyond those who voted for him in the primary. "He now represents all party members, including supporters of Kennedy Agyapong and other former contenders."

Acheampong didn't mince words about what happens if the party doesn't unite.

He described unity as the NPP's most important weapon as it seeks to regain power. According to him, the party's chances in 2028 depend largely on its ability to present a united front. If they keep fighting each other, they'll lose again.

"So, I appeal to Hon. Kennedy Agyapong, to his supporters, and to mine: let us lay down the weapons of internal warfare," Acheampong said. "Dr. Bawumia is now the candidate of all of us. He carries the mandate not only of those who voted for him, but of every member who voted for Ken, for me, and for the others who contested. To rally around him is not to take a side in anyone's personal feud; it is to defend the party that is bigger than all of us."

Acheampong himself was a contender in the primary. He ran against Bawumia, Agyapong, and others. He didn't win, but he's now calling on his own supporters to fall in line.

The NPP lost the 2024 election to the National Democratic Congress after eight years in power. The party has been trying to rebuild ever since. Internal divisions have made that harder.

Agyapong, a firebrand MP and businessman, ran a fierce campaign against Bawumia in the primary. His supporters have been vocal about their dissatisfaction with the outcome. Acheampong's appeal is a direct attempt to bring them back into the fold.

He stressed that personal disagreements must not derail preparations for the next election. "To rally around him is not to take a side in anyone's personal feud; it is to defend the party that is bigger than all of us."

What happens next? The NPP will need to hold a national congress to formally ratify Bawumia as flagbearer. After that, the real work begins — healing the party and winning back voters who drifted to the NDC.

Acheampong's message is clear: the primary is over. The election is coming. And the NPP can't afford to fight itself.