The Presidential Candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 elections, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, was the cynosure of attention in Tema earlier in the week as a campaign tour of the metropolis took him through the harbour city.

At stop-overs in Tema Central, Tema West and Tema East, Dr. Bawumia who is also the current Vice President, drew thick crowds of people who thronged him to listen to him.

The climax of the whole tour happened at Tema Manhean where the Vice President lit a mood of jubilation among the fisherfolk with a promise that a fish smokers fund that the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) has promised will be implemented if elected.

The Vice President had toured with a powerful entourage of government functionaries and party bigwigs including the MCE for Tema and Parliamentary Candidate for Tema East, Hon. Yohane Amarh Ashitey.

The campaign tour had started from the Tema West Constituency, then transited into Tema Central before climaxing at Tema East.

In Tema East, the Vice President stopped over to interact with the fisherfolk and tribal chiefs.

He later stopped over at the Full Gospel Church International to interact with members of the Clergy, before the campaign entourage headed out for the Tema Manhean Lorry Park in New Town for a massive rally to climax the tour.

To a thick crowd of mobbing adorers at New Town which is effectively regarded as a stronghold for Dr. Bawumia, the Presidential candidate reiterated his policy outlook of using digitalization to drive the next phase of Ghana’s development.

According to him, President Akufo-Addo has set the country on a good footing that he will build upon if elected as President.

At his every word, the crowd, mostly clad in NPP and Dr. Bawumia’s paraphernalia bellowed enthusiastically.

The crowd would absolutely go bananas after the Vice President had called on voters to vote for Hon. Yohane Amarh Ashitey, the NPP’s Parliamentary candidate for Tema East, so that a vision to set up a fund for fish smokers can be implemented.

According to Dr. Bawumia, the fisherfolk had to understand that to vote for the NPP and its Parliamentary candidate is to vote for the Fish smoker’s son.

“Vote for the fish smoker’s son” he said to wild applause and jubilation.

Other speakers at the rally were Hon. Yohane Amarh Ashitey himself who also got wild cheers after making a brilliant submission, and Hon. Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, a former MP for Tema East and currently, the Greater Accra Regional Minister.

Dr. Bawumia’s presence created a traffic crisis in the metropolis where he got the largest Greater Accra votes in the presidential primary that elected him as flagbearer.

Those in attendance at the colourful political rally include Mr. Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, former General Secretary of NPP, Mr. Stephen Aboagye, 2nd Vice Chairman of Tema East NPP, Dennis Amanor Tetteh, Tema East Submetro Chairman, Bawa Ustarz, a leading member of Tema East NPP and Felix Mensah Nii Anang-La, a former TMA Boss.