Asked directly whether the thank-you tour was intended to present him as a possible 2028 presidential candidate, Asiedu Nketiah rejected the suggestion. “If I want to project myself, it will not be through a thank-you tour, because did you hear me saying anything about myself?” So what is the need to go and show yourself for people to see that you are Asiedu Nketiah? Responding to comments by Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, who had referred to President John Mahama’s visit to the Northern Region as “a proper thank-you tour” rather than “the other thank-you tour,” Asiedu Nketiah declined to escalate the matter. He added that as party chairman, he would not engage in public fights with party members simply because they disagreed with him.