Kofi Bentil, a private legal practitioner, has tackled fellow lawyer Martin Kpebu over comments he made about Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful.
According to Martin Kpebu, Bawumia could only realistically stand a chance in the 2032 elections, but age would not be in his favour.
Speaking on TV3’s Key Points show on Saturday, September 27, 2025, Martin Kpebu stated, “But I’m surprised that they say young people in the NPP prefer Bawumia. He doesn’t stand a chance in 2028… It’s 1.6 million votes. You can’t wipe out 1.6 million votes in a four-year cycle unless the NDC misrules to a level beyond even what Akufo-Addo did”.
“We are not going to sit down for that. What Akufo-Addo did was the last. There’s still a lot of anger in the system. You see why John Mahama’s approval rating is coming down. What Akufo-Addo did to us, we won’t sit down for that to happen again”.
However, reacting to remarks made by Lawyer Kpebu, Kofi Bentil detailed that age is nothing in politics.
Kofi Bentil cited the United States, which for years has been electing young leaders, but an old man, Donald Trump, in the last 100 years has been the most impactful president in the US, for right or wrong.
Also speaking on TV3’s Key Points, Kofi Bentil detailed, “Well, let me add this. You let my brother Martin go on and on. Look, on this matter, listen to me, he is so wrong, it is not salvageable. He can’t be helped. Listen, there was a trend in America, and America is a very good place to look at when it comes to democratic trends.
Bill Clinton was 45 or 47 when he became president, with Al Gore as vice president at 44. In the 200-year-old US history, Bill Clinton, who they didn’t think was going to be a good guy, is the guy who balanced the budget and stabilised the economy. He was an extremely successful president. Then came George Bush, followed by Barack Obama, also in his 40s. People thought America would always go for young leaders because they are cutting it, they know what’s up”.
He further added, “But guess what? Donald Trump, who is 79 today, almost a decade after the youths ruled; they go for a very old man, and I am telling you, in the last 100 years, Donald Trump has been the most impactful president in the US, for right or wrong. The point is this: age is just a number. Trump has wiped the floor with younger contenders. So, there is nothing that Martin is standing on to talk about age politics”.
Kofi Bentil continued, “Who are you? The point is this, when the chips fall, Ghanaians are going to determine based on who they believe can deliver”.
Mr Bentil further noted that the current generation of voters, the millennials and Gen Z, are a “no-nonsense” group.
According to him, they make decisions based on competence and results rather than age.
“That generation doesn’t revere anything. They don’t respect age or tradition. They look at what’s on the ground and say, What’s good for me? If someone is 100 years old and can deliver, they’ll vote for him. Age is nothing”, Kofi Bentil stated.
Meanwhile, a latest poll by the Global Info Analytics has revealed Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the former Vice President, has taken a commanding lead in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries.
The poll results published on social media platforms by the Global Info Analytics revealed that Dr Bawumia secured 47 per cent of delegate support and is the clear front-runner ahead of the NPP’s primaries.
Dr Bawumia continues to enjoy the confidence of nearly half of the delegates surveyed.
Kennedy Agyapong, the former Assin Central legislator, emerged second with 17 per cent of delegates’ support.
Dr Bryan Acheampong secured only 3 per cent of delegates’ votes, while Dr Yaw Adutwum and Ing Kwabena Agyapong secured 1 per cent of delegates’ votes respectively.
However, the poll revealed that a significant number of delegates, 27 per cent, remain undecided.
Also, the poll revealed 57 per cent of Ghanaians prefer former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to lead the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the next general election.
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