NPP Primaries: These parliamentary aspirants go unopposed

A total of 33 parliamentary aspirants for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been approved by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to go unopposed ahead of the January 27 internal elections.

According to the party, the National Parliamentary Appeals Committee (NPAC) and the National Parliamentary Vetting Committees (NPVC) recommended this in their reports, which were endorsed by the NEC at a meeting on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

The list of persons going unopposed was given as Benjamin Yaboah Sekyere, Tano South; Alex Blankson, Akrofuom; Yaw Osei Adutwum, Bosomtwi; Nana Ayew Afriyie, Effiduase; John Ampotuah Kumah, Ejisu; Isaac Yaw Opoku, Offinso South; Paul Apreku Twum Barimah, Dormaa East; and Martin Kwaku Adjei-Mensah Korsah, Techiman South.

The rest are Alex Gyan, Kintampo South; Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Effutu; Festus Awuah Kwofie, Upper Denkyira East; John Ntim Fordjour, Assin South; Alexander Akwasi Acquah, Akim Oda; Bryan Acheampong, Abetifi; Frederick Obeng Adom, Upper West Akim; and Michael Okyere Baafi, New Juaben South.

Others are Lydia Seyram Alhassan, Ayawaso West Wuogon; Darkoa Newman, Okaikwei South; and Patrick Yaw Boamah, Okaikwei Central.

The NPP said three aspirants, Nana Aduse Poku Ahwere of Ahafo Ano South West, Al-Hassan Mahama of Ayawaso Central, and Eric Kwesi Danquah of Upper West Akim, stepped down, while Kennedy Kwasi Kankam of Nhyiaeso has had his candidature challenged in court.

After careful consideration of the reports, the party claimed that NEC approved the suggestions. It added that it was satisfied with the reports and granted that the prospective candidates’ names be released.

People also read:

NPP Primaries: Nhyiaeso polls on hold pending court case

‘K.T. Hammond is showing ingratitude to Adansi-Asokwa NPP delegates’ – Binfoh Darkwa responds to petition

Meanwhile, attempts by the Minister of Trade and Industry and MP for the Adansi Asokwa constituency, Honourable KT Hammond, to have all his contenders disqualified so that he could go unopposed proved futile as the National Executive Committee rejected his petition.

In a petition to the National Executive Committee, KT Hammond claimed that his opponents, Kwabena Nkansah Asamoah, Samuel Dakwa Binfoh, and Dr. Enoch Acheampong, are not party card-bearers and have not accomplished enough in the constituency to be worthy of representing the people.

He argued that they are ineligible to contest the poll based on Articles 12(4) and (7) of the NPP’s constitution.

However, the National Executive Committee, during its meeting on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, rejected the petition, clearing the three opponents to contest in the January 27 primaries.