Bawumia promises 10 appointments per constituency to reward grassroots
Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has renewed his pledge to ensure that loyal party members at the grassroots are not left out of governance if he is given the chance to lead the country.
He has proposed a policy that would guarantee every constituency a share of appointments in his future government.
Addressing New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters during his presidential primary campaign tour of the Ashanti Region on Friday, Dr. Bawumia said a President typically has the power to make approximately 7,000 appointments across international, national, regional, and district levels.
If elected, he pledged to decentralise at least one-third of these opportunities to all constituencies.
He explained that under the proposal, each of the 276 constituencies would be allocated a minimum of 10 appointments, with larger constituencies receiving even more.
“All 275 constituencies in Ghana will have the opportunity to have a representative on various government boards, agencies and other state institutions,” he said.
The initiative, which he first announced before he was elected the NPP’s flagbearer in 2023, was designed to reward loyalty and hard work. Dr. Bawumia said the findings of the Mike Oquaye investigative committee, which cited neglect of party grassroots among the reasons for the NPP’s defeat in the 2024 elections, had strengthened his resolve to carry out the policy.
“Party members have been saying, and this is captured in the Mike Oquaye report, that when the party is voted into power to form a government, they are often left out in the processes of governance. That is why I came up with this policy, which I hoped to implement if I won,” he said.
He added: “I’m more than ever committed to implementing this, to spread the appointments to every level, including the grassroots within each of the 276 constituencies across the country.”
Dr. Bawumia maintained that the loyalty and dedication of party members must not go unrewarded, stressing that there were qualified men and women in every constituency who deserved opportunities to serve.
“Many constituencies are often neglected, but I strongly believe that guaranteeing each constituency a minimum of 10 appointments is the surest way of ensuring our grassroots members are also recognised,” he said.
