PICTURES: Bawumia interacts with religious leaders

The 2024 presidential candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has met with some religious leaders following his election as flagbearer of the party.

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) last Saturday (4 November) elected Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as its presidential candidate for the 7 December 2024 elections.

Bawumia obtained 118,210 votes representing 61.47%, beating his main contender Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a Member of Parliament for Assin Central who obtained 71,996 votes representing 37.41%.

Former Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie-Akoto garnered 1,459 votes representing 0.76% while Francis Addai-Nimoh polled 781 votes representing 0.41%.

Sharing the news on Facebook on Tuesday (7 November), Bawumia said the gesture will deepen relationship with the church and deepen religious tolerance.

“Today, two separate groups of clergymen from the Ashanti region and Anglican Diocese of Accra respectively visited me at home and the Jubilee House to congratulate me as the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).”

“Development in Freedom). I truly appreciate this gesture, and this will further deepen my longstanding close relationship with the church and deepen religious tolerance in Ghana,” Bawumia said.