"Showdown" Climax in Kumasi; Bawulove Infects the Diaspora

The Bawumia love frenzy witnessed in the streets of all the 16 regional capitals across Ghana in the past few weeks is unprecedented for any presidential candidate since the first 4th repulican electioneering campaign started in 1992. His Excellency, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia caught his supporters and opponents off guard when he hit the streets, markets, and every nook and cranies, shaking hands with everyone and sharing pleasantries with aquantances. This campaign style is indeed a paradigm shift from the typical campaign rallies and has received huge admiration from Ghanaians.

Even before the discussion of Bawumia's campaign style toned down, he pulled a showndown in Kumasi to climax his first round nationwide campaign tour. This has brought super excitement at his base in the diaspora. Diaspora4DMB, an NPP group formed to mainly work for success in Bawumia's presidential bid, is energized to work even harder and is asking for more showdowns.

The love for Bawumia, popularly known among the youth as BAWULOVE, is highly infectious and spreading rapidly among the Ghanaian youth as well as Ghanaians in the diaspora. A group of NPP volunteers within the Diaspora4DMB say BAWULOVE is infectious, and they are ever ready to be agents to spread the Bawulove infection street by street and house to house.

One Diaspora4DMB volunteer said, "with Hon. Ken and Samira Bawumia joining the showdown climax in Kumasi, the second round could not be more exciting, and I want to be an integral part in sharing the Bawulove. Plane ticket booked, summer vacation registered, we will give you showdown."

The showdown climax in Kumasi sparked fire among the youth, the artisans in Suame Magazine, and has indeed infected Ghanaians in the diaspora to join the unity bus to break the eight. Thanks to Hon. Ken's presence and Samira's dancing feet. It is indeed possible.

Eben Johnson - Finland
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