A flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has conceded defeat to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who is leading the polls.

According to him, he has already called the Vice President to congratulate him and promised him of his unflinching support to aid the NPP ‘Break the 8”.

“First of all, let me congratulate the Vice President for such an emphatic victory. It means the New Patriotic Party has spoken with a huge voice that we have chosen Dr Bawumia to lead us into the elections next year.

“I have already called him to congratulate him on that and we will be meeting at the stadium for the official announcement and formalities but finally we are drawing a line in a very major history event for the party which is choosing our leader for the coming years,” he told JoyNews.

Although he has congratulated Dr. Bawumia, Afriyie Akoto said he is disappointed with the outcome of the election.

He said he was optimistic about winning the polls to lead the governing party in the forthcoming elections.

“…I really appreciate the delegates who stood by me and voted for me, it means that my message went down well with them,” he said.