Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has disclosed that the Chiefs and residents of the Ashanti region are advocating for Energy Minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh to be selected as the running mate to NPP Flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the upcoming 2024 general elections.

Mr Assafuah emphasized that the people of the Ashanti region consider the Bawumia-Opoku Prempeh ticket as essential for the NPP to break the eight-year cycle and secure victory in the elections.

Speaking on CitiTV's Eyewitness News on Wednesday, January 31, he said, "The people of the Ashanti region said they want to see Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the President of the Republic of Ghana and they also said that the ticket that is going to give us that victory is a ticket that includes Mathew Opoku Prempeh."

He additionally mentioned that the Chiefs and residents of the Ashanti region are collectively endorsing the Bawumia-NAPO ticket, considering it as the pivotal factor for success in the 2024 elections.

Although Dr. Bawumia has not officially declared his running mate for the December polls, several analysts speculate that Opoku Prempeh and Joseph Osei Owusu are potential candidates for the position.

Additionally, Chief of Staff Frema Osei Opare and Communications Minister Ursula Owusu Ekulful have also been mentioned as possible running mates by some observers