The New Patriotic Party flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has been urged to consider a running mate from the Bono Region or the Bono East Region by Osagyefo Oseadeayo Agyemang Badu II, the President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs and the Omanhene of the Dormaa Traditional Area.

If he gives other regions priority when making decisions, he might lose the support of the region.

As part of his regional tour, Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia made this request during a courtesy visit to the Bono Regional House of Chiefs in Sunyani.

“His excellency please I know very soon you will select your running mate. If you have selected too I haven’t heard…There are many people in most of the regions but if you are not careful and you focus on only some regions, they will vote for you but the rest of us will vote against you.”

“His excellency the thing I will appeal is for Bono region to be remembered…I have seen you have come here with sons of the region,” he revealed.

He recommended that Dr. Bawumia take into consideration a few possible running mates from the area, namely Martin Adjei Korsah, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, and Mahama Afful.

“…We in Bono region and to that extent Bono East have an interest in who you select as running mate…I will understand if it goes elsewhere but I will really thank you if it comes here,” he concluded.