Boakye Agyarko, a contender for the flagbearer position in Ghana’s ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has criticized the current implementation of the super delegates election process within the party. Agyarko deems the process, as it stands, to be a “bloody waste of time.” He acknowledges the original intention behind the super delegates provision to streamline and organize the candidate selection process, but he believes a more efficient statistical approach could achieve the same results.
Agyarko, who himself was involved in drafting this provision, expressed his concerns during an interview with the media in Koforidua after participating in the super delegates election. He clarifies that the purpose of this election isn’t to declare a single winner but to narrow down the field to five individuals who would then proceed to the larger delegate population for the final decision. He criticizes the current practice of conducting multiple reruns until five candidates are chosen, finding it unnecessarily time-consuming.
According to Agyarko, the ultimate authority to choose the party’s candidate should reside with the broader delegate base of over 208,000 individuals, rather than a smaller subset of super delegates. He disputes the notion that the candidate with the highest votes in the super delegates election should be automatically considered the flagbearer, highlighting that the original intent was for the selected five candidates to advance to the general population for the final choice.
Regarding the logistics of the super delegates election, Agyarko clarifies that the provision specifies “a venue” for the exercise, not multiple venues, challenging misinterpretations that have arisen.
The article also mentions an upcoming runoff between Boakye Agyarko and Francis Addai-Nimoh, both of whom received nine votes in the super delegates conference. The conference aimed to shortlist five candidates out of a total of ten for the final election scheduled for November 4, 2023. In the initial conference, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia garnered the most votes, followed by Kennedy Agyapong and Alan Kyerematen.
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