The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has set January 27, 2024, as the date for delegates to choose parliamentary candidates who will represent the party in various constituencies for the upcoming general elections in December.
The party has already finalized its selection of parliamentary candidates in orphan constituencies without sitting MPs.
As of now, the NPP has approved 326 parliamentary aspirants for the January 27 primaries.
Out of the 373 aspirants who initially filed for the contest, 29 are running unopposed, 11 were disqualified, two were referred to the National Executive Committee (NEC), two withdrew, one submitted an incomplete form, and two did not attend vetting, leaving the qualified aspirants at 326 after the vetting process.
Below is the regional breakdown of the MPs not being contested:
Greater Accra Region:
Patrick Yaw Boamah – Okaikoi Central MP
Lydia Seyram Alhassan – Ayawaso West Wuogon MP
Dakoa Newman – Okaikwei South MP
Savannah Region
Samuel Abu Jinapor – Damongo MP
Upper West Region
Dr Bright Yelviedong Baligi – Lambussie MP
Ambrose Dery – Nandom MP
Northern Region
Alhassan Sulemana Tampuli – Gushegu MP
Alhaji Iddrisu Habib – Tolon MP
Mohammed Amin Adam – Karaga MP
Thomas Mbomba – Tatale/Sanguli MP
Eastern Region
Dr. Bryan Yaw Acheampong – Abetifi MP
Michael Okyere Baafi – New Juaben South MP
Frederick Obeng Adom – Upper West Akyem MP
Western North
Alex Tetteh Djornobuah – Akontombra MP
Bono East
Martin Kwaku Adjei-Mensah Korsah – Techiman South MP
Bono Region
Paul Apreku Twum-Barimah – Dormaa East MP
Ahafo Region
Dr Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere – Tano South MP
Central Region
Rev. John Ntim Fordjour – Assin South MP
Dr Festus Awuah Kwofie – Upper Denkyira East MP
Ashanti Region
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum – Bosomtwe MP
Frederick Obeng Adom – Upper West Akyem MP
Dr John Ampontuah Kumah – Ejisu MP
Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie – Effiduase MP
Isaac Yaw Opoku – Offinso South MP
Alex Blankson – Akrofuom MP
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is determined to break the eight-year cycle of power in the 2024 general elections. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the 2024 flagbearer of the NPP, has urged all party supporters to exert maximum effort to turn this aspiration into a reality.
On the other hand, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) expresses optimism that the NPP will face defeat in the 2024 general election, attributing it to alleged mismanagement of the economy.