NPP Endorses Matthew Opoku Prempeh as Bawumia’s Running Mate1 min read
The National Council of the New Patriotic Party has endorsed Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s choice of Energy Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh, also known as NAPO, as his running mate for the upcoming elections.
This decision was confirmed on Thursday following consultations with the National Executive Council and the National Steering Committee.
NAPO, who serves as the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South and is a former Education Minister, is expected to help Bawumia consolidate support within the party and nationwide, particularly in the Ashanti region.
PROFILE
Born on May 23, 1968, in Ashanti New Town, a suburb of Kumasi, NAPO hails from Pakyi No. 2 in the Ashanti Region.
He started his basic education at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Primary and continued to Prempeh College in Kumasi for his middle school education
He studied Human Biology and Medicine at KNUST and completed his MB CHB in 1994. He continued with post-graduate studies in MSc. Clinical Epidemiology at the Netherlands Institute of Health Sciences in 1998 and at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where he studied Leadership and Government(certificate course). In 2002, he pursued postgraduate training in surgery in the UK (MRCS).
Prior to entering parliament, NAPO served as CEO of Keyedmap Security Services Limited from 2004 to 2009. He is also a medical doctor and served as a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2003.
