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Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) diaspora branches to unite and rally behind the party to clinch victory in this year's December presidential and parliamentary elections.

Speaking at the NPP International Conference in Johannesburg on Saturday March 23, 2024, Dr. Bawumia, the flagbearer of the NPP, said to the diaspora branches that they play a crucial role in the party and charged them to do their uttermost to ensure the NPP emerges victorious in the general elections.

"The diaspora branches of the NPP have been very key to the fortunes of the party and for the 2024 elections, you have major roles to play", Dr. Bawumia said, adding that in recognition of their key roles, his campaign has set up has a special structure for diaspora affairs.

"Dear Patriots, many of you in the diaspora have asked about your role in the campaign. The national campaign team comprises the diaspora coordination team made up Dr. Akwasi Acheampong, Amponsah Stonash, Obaa Yaa Frimpong, Richard Gyamfi, Emmanuel Attafuah and Kingsley Agyemang", he disclosed.

He also stated; "The purpose of this team is to bring to bear the exceptional talents in the diaspora, coordinate plans and ideas from diaspora, among other resources, to infuse them into the broader national campaign strategy and execution. I have no doubt that the team we have assembled will work extremely hard to make all diaspora feel a part of the campaign."

Dr. Bawumia assured them of his openness to embrace all the members, stressing "unity is not something we must take for granted. We must work vigorously at it. As your flagbearer, I stand before you, as an inclusive and a unifying person, with a deep-seated conviction to embrace all of you to my team and campaign. I pledge not to alienate any of you. I stand with you, whether you campaigned for me or not".

The NPP International Conference was attended by representatives of the party's external branches across the world.