The National Council of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially announced that only individuals who are part of the National Executive Council will have the privilege to cast their votes during the run-off scheduled for September 2.
This run-off will determine the outcome between Boakye Agyarko and Francis Addai-Nimoh, the two contenders within the party. The decision was made following a meeting of the National Council on August 30.
The situation arose due to a tie in the August 26 polls where both candidates secured 9 votes each, leading to a need for a run-off. Initially, there was deliberation on whether the 961 members of the super delegates should be involved in the run-off.
However, this matter has now been resolved by the National Council.
Although there were hopes that one of the candidates would withdraw their candidacy in favor of the other, this scenario did not materialize.
Consequently, the National Council convened on Wednesday and determined that while a run-off would indeed take place on September 2, not all 961 delegates would participate in the voting process.
During the super delegates conference, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia secured a substantial victory with 629 votes, accounting for 68.15% of the total vote.
Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong secured the second position with 132 votes, equivalent to 14.30%, while former Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen came in third with 95 votes, representing 10.29%.
In the upcoming run-off scheduled for September 2, the fate of the two presidential candidates, Boakye Agyarko and Francis Addai-Nimoh, who both garnered nine (9) votes in the initial NPP presidential race on August 26, will be decided.