The Member of Parliament representing the Akuapem South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Osei Bonsu Amoah, has officially withdrawn from the upcoming parliamentary primary scheduled for January 27.
In a letter dated January 19, addressed to the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, O.B. Amoah communicated his decision and formally requested the removal of his name from the ballot.
The letter, citing his withdrawal as a candidate for the 2024 General Elections, expressed gratitude and emphasized adherence to the Public Elections Regulations, 2016, C.I. 94.
“I write to inform you that I have decided to withdraw as a candidate for the election of a Parliamentary Candidate for the General Elections in 2024 in the Akuapem South Constituency,” he wrote.
“I respectfully request that in accordance with the Public Elections Regulations, 2016, C.I. 94, my name should be deleted on the ballot paper for the election. I am most grateful and count on your cooperation,” the letter read.
The NPP is set to conduct parliamentary primaries on January 27 in constituencies with incumbent MPs, and notable figures such as Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Joseph Osei Owusu, Ken Agyapong, Samuel Atta Akyea, and Joe Ghartey have already declared their intentions not to seek re-election.
