{"id":5588,"date":"2024-05-09T09:09:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T09:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=5588"},"modified":"2024-05-09T09:09:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T09:09:52","slug":"my-presidency-will-benefit-all-says-bawumia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=5588","title":{"rendered":"My presidency will benefit all, says Bawumia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is adamant that his prospective presidency will be inclusive and beneficial for all Ghanaians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He asserted his commitment to not marginalize any demographic should he secure the presidency in the upcoming December 2024 elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Bawumia&#8217;s pledge to prioritise unity and inclusivity reflects a broader vision for national development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reflecting on his presidential ambition, Dr Bawumia acknowledged the initial doubts surrounding the possibility of a Muslim candidate clinching the NPP&#8217;s presidential ticket.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, he insisted that his historic candidacy signifies a turning point, signalling Ghana&#8217;s readiness for diversity and inclusivity in its leadership.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-0193d5e267186f89e326ae1ca7fa8364 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KSuhmw7pp4M?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, his candidacy is emblematic of Ghana&#8217;s collective aspiration for a leadership that represents and serves all its citizens, regardless of religious affiliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addressing a gathering of Imams during his campaign tour of the Bono Region in Sunyani, Dr Bawumia unveils plans to establish three Islamic Colleges of Education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These institutions spread across the Northern, Middle, and Coastal belts, signify a strategic investment in education tailored to the needs of the Muslim community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy election as flagbearer of NPP is historic. It has never happened in Ghana. Many people doubted that a Muslim could be a Presidential candidate but I said it is possible,\u201d Dr Bawumia said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I want to become President for all to benefit. At first, those of us from the North thought we had been sidelined in the country\u2019s governance. That\u2019s why when I became Vice President, I advocated the Zongo development fund,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is adamant that his prospective presidency will be inclusive and beneficial for all Ghanaians.&nbsp; He asserted his commitment to not marginalize any demographic should he secure the presidency in the upcoming December 2024 elections.&nbsp; Dr Bawumia&#8217;s pledge to prioritise unity and inclusivity reflects a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,18],"tags":[1937,1797,1938,1939],"class_list":["post-5588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","category-politics","tag-bawumia-2","tag-election-2024-3","tag-npp-4","tag-presidency-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5588"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5590,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5588\/revisions\/5590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}