The Council of Zongo Chiefs is urging Alhaji Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, the NPP flagbearer, to consider selecting Energy Minister and MP for Manhyia South, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, as his running mate for the upcoming 2024 general elections.

During a Special Quran Recitation & Prayers held on Friday, January 19, 2024, at Kantudu behind the Kumasi Central Mosque, following Magrib prayers, the Zongo chiefs expressed their desire for the New Patriotic Party's victory in the elections.

As part of their prayers, they specifically invoked blessings for Dr. Bawumia and urged him to choose Dr. Prempeh as his running mate, believing that Dr. Prempeh would be the ideal partner to elevate Ghana to the next level from 2025.

Alhaji Musah, Chief of Frafra and President of the Council of Zongo Chiefs, conveyed their collective spiritual support, stating that both Dr. Bawumia and Dr. Prempeh possess the necessary qualities to lead Ghana to its next phase of development.

“It is our wish that Dr. Bawumia will be sworn-in as President come 7th January, 2025 with Dr. NAPO as his Vice President. I know that our toil tonight in this recitation will not be in vain,” Alhaji Musah said

He continued “Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh is our brother and we ask Dr Bawumia who himself is a zongo boy, to select him for them to take Ghana forward” he added

This endorsement and prayer by the Council of Zongo Chiefs, according to political pundits, is a testament to the national appeal of the Energy Minister, who himself, according to history, was named after an Asante Islamic Cleric called Nana Poku hence the name NAPO.

Dr. Prempeh himself is also on record to have been preaching the need for people to be voted for based on competence, a recipe for national cohesion and unity devoid of unnecessary religious sentiments.