Two-time running mate of the main opposition party’s Nana Akufo-Addo, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says the entire northern zone of the country is strongly behind the third time flagbearership bid of the former Attorney General.

“All the MPs of the three northern regions are supporting Nana Akufo-Addo, all our National Council members in the three northern regions are supporting Nana Akufo Addo. National Council of Elders for the three northern regions are supporting Nana Akufo-Addo. Three regional chairmen are supporting Nana Akufo-Addo. All our constituency chairmen are supporting Nana Akufo-Addo. And we are all supporting Nana Akufo-Addo”, the former Deputy Bank of Ghana said.

Dr Bawumia made the assertion when he addressed delegates in the Western region ahead of the NPP’s October 18, 2014 mega congress.

An Electoral College of 141,000 delegates will be electing one of three candidates at the congress.

Despite assertions by former General Secretary of the NPP, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie that he cannot trust delegates, following his defeat in his re-election bid, Akufo-Addo told the delegates he had a lot of trust in them.

“I trust NPP delegates. 2010 I had 80 percent and I am here again to plead with you to give me your support again. On Saturday when you are voting, remember Nana Akufo-Addo. If God permit and I win massively, it will send a strong signal to the NDC that the party is united behind one candidate. We have the people who can govern and change the fortunes of this country,” he said.