Tag: NPP Primaries

Delegates of the New Patriotic Party in the Wejia-Gbawe Constituency with popular acclamation have endorsed Mrs Tina Gifty Naa Ayele Mensah as the Parliament Candidate for the party.

Mrs Mensah, who is the incumbent MP and doubles as the Deputy Minister of Health was the only candidate, who officially filed and submitted her nomination when the Party opened nominations.

The process leading to the acclamation started on Thursday, June 18, and ended on Saturday, June 20, and was supervised by the Electoral Commission.

The Constituency, which has 14 Electoral Area has 640 delegates.

Mrs Abigail Onassis-Fiadjoe, the Wejia- Gbawe District Electoral officer, who made the acclamation said the incumbent MP was the only Candidate, who filed her nomination to be re-elected.

She said with that it meant that Mrs Mensah was going as an unopposed candidate for the Constituency.

“As the District Electoral Officer representing the Electoral Commission in the Wejia-Gbawe Constituency, l declare Mrs Mensah as the Parliamentary Candidate on the ticket of the NPP,” she said.

Mrs Mensah commended the delegates for the confidence reposed in her and the opportunity to represent the Constituency for re-election come December 7, 2020.

She said over the last three and a half years, she has worked so hard to bring massive development to the Constituency, and apart from all the achievements so far, one of her legacies was the Ultra-modern Science-based SHS.

She said through her efforts and collaborations with the Municipal Chief Executive of the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly, investors have come forward for the establishment of a cement factory, which would create 13,000 direct jobs, where 2,000 direct jobs would be allocated to the Constituency.

She called on delegates to continue to champion peace and understanding in the Constituency to promote the interest of the Party.

The incumbent MP urged the delegates to stop destroying her image and rather channel the energy to the well-being of the Party.

Mr Michael Danquah, the Constituency Chairman said in just four years, Constituents have seen giant strides in the areas of Education, Health, Community and Personal Development, security, sanitation and Business support among others.

He thanked the delegates for their support to the Constituency Executives in the discharge of their duties.

 

Source: GNA

The New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ledzokuku constituency in the Greater Accra Region has peacefully acclaimed Dr. Benard Okoe-Boye, Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku as their Parliamentary candidate for the 2020 general election.

Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, in his speech at the “Acclamation Ceremony” held on Saturday, said he was thankful to the Almighty God for the peace and tranquillity which has prevailed throughout the ceremony and was sure this same atmosphere would transcend into the December General Elections.

He said the delegates, council of elders, and patrons of the party had worked tirelessly to make the party in the constituency grow stronger and had imposed great confidence in him due to his good relationship with them as well as his leadership qualities.

He said the constituency was faced with some major challenges before his election to Parliament in 2016, which included construction of the LEKMA road and the Teshie Landing Beach Project.

He said the road project was about 85 per-cent completed and works on the Landing Beach project was ongoing sturdily; “this has made party members and fisherfolks from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to have pledged their support for me in the coming elections”.

“Your works will speak for you better than your campaign message,” he said.

Chief Joshua McAdjei, Party Chairman for the Constituency said, those who had the intention to contest Dr Oko-Boye earlier latter on stepped down because there was no need to waste, money, resources, and time knowing the abilities of their candidate.

“I am convinced that Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo, Flagbearer of the party, and Dr Benard Okoe-Boye will win massively in the constituency in the general elections due to their works.

He said the trend was changing, and NPP in Ledzokuku would not be considered as a swing seat any longer because of the good works of their seating Member of Parliament and previous leaders of the party in the area.

He called on members of the party not to relent even though they had the best candidate but work harder to meet their 75 per-cent vote target in the general elections.

Mr Kwarteng Gyamfi, Electoral Officer of Ledzokuku Constituency was present at the ceremony to present Dr Bernard Oko-Boye as the parliamentary candidate for the Ledzokuku Constituency in the December general elections.

 

Source: GNA

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, who has been acclaimed as the Parliamentary Candidate for the New Patriotic Party(NPP) in the Ablekuma West Constituency, expressed optimism of her chances of retaining the parliamentary seat in the coming elections.

She has, therefore, charged constituency members to double their efforts to ensure victory was granted in the 2020 December elections.

Addressing delegates and executives on Saturday after being affirmed as the party’s Parliamentary Candidate ahead of the December polls, Mrs Owusu-Ekuful, who is the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, said members could not afford to be complacent if the party was to retain the seat in the coming elections.

She said since the party took office in 2016, the constituency had seen some development, adding that such achievements gave her better chances of retaining the seat for the party.

“Since the constituency was established in 2012, Ablekuma West constituency has been the seat of the NPP. We have held the seat when we were in opposition and we have retained it in power. Whilst in opposition we all know how much we struggled here and we have witnessed the development since we came into power three and a half years now.

“Our roads, our children who have benefited from the Free Senior High School programme, Nationa Builders’ Corp (NaBCo), forestry, Ghana Post as well as other social intervention programmes and we have seen improvements in several areas, whether social interventions, health and education, among others,” she said.

She added that the party remains committed to delivering on its promises to better the lives of all in the constituency in the coming years.

The Ablekuma West Constituency has been in the grip of the NPP, winning the previous two elections since it was carved out of the then Ablekuma South Constituency in 2012.

Mrs Owusu-Ekuful, who doubles as the Minister of Communications, would be hoping to retain the seat for the NPP for a third successive term, having won the two previous elections in 2012 and 2016.

She, however, has to beat competition from Reverend Kweku Addo, the parliamentary candidate for the NDC come December 7 if she is to return to the August house in 2021.

She is one of Sixty-seven candidates nationwide who are contesting the parliamentary primaries unopposed, and one of just seven in the Greater Accra Region.

Mrs Owusu-Ekuful further urged party faithful to unite to brighten the party’s chances in the elections saying; “I am prepared to work with any person willing and committed to working on behalf of the party.”

She entreated all party members to ensure that they registered in the upcoming new voter registration exercise to enable them to vote in the December 7 general elections.

Mr Daniel Parker France, the Greater Accra Regional Secretary reiterated the need for unity to prevail in the party, specifically in the Ablekuma West Constituency, to ensure victory in the 2020 elections.

 

Source: GNA

The parliamentary primaries of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) held on Saturday, June 20, 2020, was characterised by surprise losses for some incumbent Members of Parliament.

However, some sitting MPs remained unaverred by their determined challengers.

For instance, MP for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, retained her seat after a close call from her contender, Mike Oquaye Jnr, who polled 488.

Adwoa Safo stumbled to victory with 496 votes, an eight-vote difference.

Others, however, cruised easily to victory, beating their contenders resoundingly.

George Andah beat his opponent with more than 200 votes, polling 438 against Joseph Aidoo who managed only 191 votes.

Below is a list of some of the MPs who retained their seats and their constituencies.

1. Philip Basoah – Kumawu

2. Kwasi Ameyaw Cheremeh – Sunyani East

3. Kwadwo Asante  Suhum

4. Adwoa Safo – Dome Kwabenya

5. Yaw Buaben Asamoah – Adenta

6. Tangoba Abayage – Navrongo Central

7. Titus Glover – Tema East

8. Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie – Effiduase-Asokore

9. Eugene Boakye Antwi – Subin

10. Amma Pomaah Boateng – Juaben

11. Asante Boateng – Asante Okyem South

12. Issah Fuseini – Okaikoi North

13. Evans Opoku Bobbie – Asunafo North Constituency

14. Martin Oti Gyarko – Techiman North

15. Cynthia Morrison – Agona West

16. K. T. Hammond – Adansi Asokwa

17. Anthony Karbo – Lawra

18. George Andah – Awutu Senya West

19. Gifty Twum Ampofo – Abuakwa North

20. Joseph Cudjoe – Efia

21. Ebenezer Kojo Kum – Ahanta West

22. Patrick Kwame Same – Amenfi East Constituency

23. Kobby Okyere Darko Mensah – Takoradi

24. Alexander Kojo Abban – Gomoa West

25. Barbara Asher-Ayisi – Cape Coast North

26. Andy Appiah Kubi – Asante Akim North

27. Asunafo North – Evans Opoku Bobbie

28. Yaw Afful – Jaman South

29. Carlos Ahenkorah Tema West Constituency

 

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Correspondence from Eastern Region

Landslide victory for Michael Okyere Baafi as he captures New Juaben South Constituency candidacy from incumbent MP, Mark Assibey-Yeboah in NPP primaries on Saturday, June 20 in Koforidua.

Mr. Okyere Baafi polled 372 votes out of the total number of 572 votes cast.

Incumbent MP, Dr. Assibey-Yeboah polled a total of 200 votes.

A total of 10 voters did not turn up to vote, however.

According to information gathered by GhanaWeb, several reasons led to his loss including his poor human relationship with delegates and constituents.

Some also raised allegations that he was mostly absent in his constituency and thus creates a big relationship gap between him and his constituents.

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

The Member of Parliament(MP) for Manhyia North Constituency of the Ashanti Region Collins Owusu Amankwah is among the unfortunate lawmakers who have to kiss goodbye to parliament in 2021.

Hon Collins Owusu Amankwah has been defeated at the Constituency Parliamentary Primary by 5 votes.

New entrant Akwasi Konadu who is contesting him for the second time, polled 278 votes as against 273 votes for the incumbent to emerge victorious.

He becomes the second sitting MP in the Ashanti Region to have lost his slot to represent the party in the 2020 polls after Daniel Okyem Boakye.

Source: My News GH

Aviation Minister Joseph Kofi Adda, who flew a helicopter from Accra to Navrongo to file his nomination forms has crashed out of the NPP primaries as the Upper East Regional Minister Tangoba Abayage has defeated him to represent the party as its parliamentary candidate.

Mr Adda, who had claimed that Hon Abayage was relatively unknown and therefore had no clout in the Navrongo Central Constituency, is now nursing his wounds having obtained 269 votes, as Hon Abayage clenched 313 votes to secure the spot.

Many analysts had found it difficult to predict the winner given the keen competition. But Madam Tangoba Abayage, known as the Lioness has won.

Many congratulatory messages are trickling in following the announcement of the provisional results.

Details Provisional results.

Navrongo central constituency.

Tangoba Abayage : 313 Joseph Kofi Adda 269 Rejected:3

Source: My News GH

An over 2 hours early morning rains delayed the commencement of voting in Yendi Constituency in the Northern Region.

The exercise to elect a New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate in some polling centres commenced after 10am.

Speaking to some of the new patriotic party executives, they explained that the rains have not disrupted the voting processes in any way and that they are committed to their schedules.

“Voting has started and delegates have defiled the rains to come out to vote” Shamsudeen Abdul Rahaman a communication Officer said.

In an interaction with some of the electoral commission(EC), officers have revealed that the election has been peaceful.

They also commended the delegates for their peaceful co-existence.

Meanwhile, voting has come to an end in most of the polling stations for counting to begin.

Yendi is one of the keenly contested constituencies in the Northern Region with three aspirants, namely Hajia Abibata Shani Mahama Zakaria, Mr. Faruk Mahama, and Alhaji Baba Dani.

 

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Constituency executives in Navrongo Central have stopped a Police officer from casting his ballot in the ongoing New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries.

The Officer (name withheld) is a delegate but had the opportunity to train and serve in the Ghana Police Service this year.

The officer who arrived at the Adabayeri Primary School center, dressed as a civilian, was prevented by party executives with reason that he was ineligible.

The executives explained that his current position as a law enforcement officer was in contradiction with the constitution of the party.

According to them, the said officer’s name had been removed from the register. But checks by GhanaWeb showed that the name of the officer was still in the register.

The incident developed into a near-chaos one as he resisted and protested.

But the timely intervention of the Navrongo Municipal Police command doused tensions.

Ghanaweb gathered that a call was placed to the Regional and National levels of the party for a resolution to the matter. Authorities involved blamed the constituency executives for failing to pen a letter on the issue in the early days.

Ghanaweb also gathered that the Municipal Police used his superiority to demand the vacation of the young officer from the voting ground, which the officer obeyed.

Calm has since returned and the voting process has successfully been completed at the centre.

At 1pm, ballots from the 35 voting centres will be assembled and counted at the premises of offices of the Kassena-Nankana Municipal Assembly.

Tangoba Abayage and Joseph Kofi Adda are the two candidates aspiring for the Navrongo Central seat.

 

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Upper East Regional Minister, Tangoba Abayage, has expressed strong optimism in winning the Navrongo Central Parliamentary primary.

According to her, contrary to the perception that her candidature was to test the waters, her decision to contest the primary was to challenge herself.

She added that her excellence in managing the region, 19 months into her appointment as Minister was an indication of her capability and was very hopeful the delegates would massively endorse her bid to win the Parliamentary slot.

Speaking to GhanaWeb after monitoring the voting process, Ms. Abayage said, “I haven’t done badly as a regional minister. If I have been able to manage the region this far, one year and seven months in office, why can’t I manage a constituency”.

“People think I have come to test the waters, she’s coming in to show herself and make herself popular but no. I’m in this game to win and I’m very certain that when the votes are counted after 1 pm, we (herself and team) are winning this election,” Ms. Abayage stated.

Ms. Abayage stated that her win would boost the chances of the New Patriotic Party in the constituency.

“I’m going to win and when I win, I will go further to win the Parliamentary seat and win the Presidency in the constituency for the first time”. She stated.

 

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Former Energy Minister and current Chairman of the ER Reconciliation Committee of NPP, Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko has advised candidates who will lose in today’s primaries to discard any mindset of going independent.

He said the thought of going independent after losing a contest is a wrong thing to do.

“It means that you have an unbridled and an inordinate ambition,” he said.

Speaking to Ghanaweb during his visit to some voting centres in the New Juaben South Constituency, Mr. Agyarko said, for a candidate to go independent means he or she did not accept the rules.

“If you did not accept the rules, it means that you should not have contested to begin with.

“The rules are laid out and if you felt the rules were not fair then you should not have contested. But to go through the contest, accepting the rules and then turn round and say I’m going independent is much of certain insensitivity,” he stressed.

Mr. Agyarko urged losing candidates to dust off their shoes and get back to serve the party since there are so many ways of serving the party in diverse capacities.

“So, I will urge all candidates who lose in this contest to avoid the thoughts of going independent, stay within the fold of the party, work hard, and then wait for another time for another contest,” emphasised.

Voting has ended in almost all the centres in the New Juaben South as electoral officers are only waiting till 1 pm before counting begins.

The primaries have been calm generally with all the centres observing strictly the COVID-19 prevention protocols.

Veronica buckets filled with water with availability of soap and sanitizers are strategically placed and all voters were directed to wash their hands before being allowed to cast their votes. After casting their votes, they are giving sanitizers to sanitize their hands before leaving the voting centre.

 

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Deep throat information gathered by GhanaWeb indicates that each delegate in the New Juaben South Constituency would be over GHC10,000 rich in today’s primaries.

According to information gathered, while contender Michael Okyere Baafi is splashing GHC4,000 to each delegate, incumbent Mark Assibey-Yeboah is giving $1,000.

The separate amounts of money exclude other items given including Television sets among others.

The New Juaben South is one of the hottest constituencies in the Eastern Region as it has never contained a parliamentary candidate more than one term.

However, Dr. Assibey-Yeboah has held the fort for two terms, and campaigns have been so high against him this time.

Some constituency executives were seen displaying their tumb-printed ballot papers to indicate who they had voted for.

The New Juaben South Organiser, Alhaji Abubakar Alhassan aka B. Wassa, displayed his ballot paper before putting it in the ballot box. He defended that everyone knows his preferred candidate so nothing wrong with him showing it.

Voting started exactly 7 am in all 35 voting centers in the Constituency in a calm manner amidst tight security.

COVID-19 preventive protocols were also strictly observed.

 

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

The New Patriotic Party chairman for Sunyani East in the Bono Region, Musah Damtarl, is alleging he has been attacked at gunpoint by some persons said to be known followers of the Member of Parliament for the constituency, Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh.

Mr Damtarl and the two others were said to be returning from the Sunyani Residency when one Lawyer Asare Atua, Asoma Salia popularly called Tupac and one other person, who allegedly wielded pistols and other weapon, accosted the chairman and his men and threatened to “finish them”.

But for the timely intervention of the some personnel at the Bono Regional Residency, the incident, which happened at about 2:00am Saturday, would have turned bloody, Mr Damtarl told our correspondent Larry Paa Kwesi Moses.

According to Mr Damtarl, the security guards at the Residence of the Regional Minister came to their rescue and accompanied them to their homes only to realize another group of assailants had also laid ambush waiting to attack them again.

He told our correspondent that the Police was thus forced to escort them to the Police Station in Sunyani for safety.

Mr Damtarl has since reported the incident to the Police. Checks by our correspondent confirmed a complaint has been lodged and investigations is set to begin

 

Source: 3 News

Voting at the Amanfrom polling centre in the Bortiano Negleshi Amanfrom constituency was halted for some minutes after a near scuffle broke out over attempts by supporters of one of the candidates to cast proxy votes.

Supporters of the competing candidates refused to allow this to happen as the rules, according to them, stated that there would be no proxy votes in the election.

A delegate who spoke to GhanaWeb on the basis of anonymity alleged that the people who attempted to cast the proxy votes were supporters of the incumbent MP, Habib Saad.

EC officials had a difficult time calming tempers as neither of the factions involved was ready to back out.

The security personnel on the ground were, however, able to bring the situation under control by sending away the people who attempted to cast the proxy votes.

Bortiano Engleshi Amanfrom is part of 101 constituencies across the country where the ruling New Patriotic Party is holding its parliamentary primaries on Saturday, June 20, 2020.

Habib Saad is facing competition from four other candidates for the seat. They are Sly Tetteh, Fredrick Abban, Goe Addo Osei Ware and Gifty Mensah.

530 are expected to cast their votes by close of polls in 6 electoral areas in the constituency.

 

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Voting is currently on hold in Adansi Asokwa constituency in the Ashanti region as incumbent Member of Parliament, K. T Hammond has rejected a new register to be used for the election.

Mr Hammond rejected the register or photo album as he wanted another register to be used for the election. But his opponent, Nana Brefo has also rejected the register being proposed by the incumbent MP.

The situation has created a standoff between the two contestants which has led to the voting being put on hold.

Voting was expected to start at 7 am Saturday morning.

Delegates of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) are electing Parliamentary candidates to represent the party in the December 7 polls.

Executives of the party say the elections will be held within electoral areas to ensure enhanced social distancing and Covid-19 safety protocols.

A total of 374 aspirants are contesting in 168 constituencies. Of the number, 325 are men and 51 women. 67 of the aspirants are contesting unopposed and would be acclaimed by delegates of the party in the various constituencies.

 

Source: starrfmonline.com

Voting has commenced at the Light House Academy and Institute of Accountants polling stations in the Adentan Constituency.

The exercise which is undergoing in all parts of the country is organized by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to elect Parliamentary candidates to represent the party in the December 7 polls.

46 delegates are expected to vote ate the Light House Academy and Institute of Accountants polling stations.

As at the time of GhanaWeb’s visit to the polling station, only 3 had voted as at 8:30am.

Representatives of aspirants have come to report to EC officials.

Below is the list of aspirants in order of appearance on the ballot paper

Emmanuel Kwesi Mantey

Yaw Buaben Asamoa

Freda Agyemang Sarpong

Zack Rahman

Alfred Ababio Kumi

 

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Afia Pokua sits with her panelists to analyse the ongoing parliamentary primaries of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Delegates are voting to elect parliamentary candidates for 168 constituencies.

This exercise is the second phase after the first phase of the primaries came off in September 2019 in constituencies with no sitting Members of Parliament.

Already, some of the centres have recorded reported cases of abuse as some persons have been allegedly assaulted.

Ashanti Regional correspondent of Despite Media Group, Sampson k. Nyamekye has reported that voting was briefly disrupted at the Bantama Cultural Centre when an agent sought to prevent a delegate from casting his ballot.

The reporter, however, indicated that security personnel in the constituency were quick to resolve the situation which could have escalated allowing the treasurer to finally cast his ballot.

Meanwhile one of the aspirants in the Effiduase Asokore constituency, Lawyer Kwame Adom-Appiah, has been brutalized by some suspected military personnel, local media reports.

Join the livestream of the show and primaries below. Guests are Evans Nimako, Director of Elections of the NPP, and Prof. Ransford Gyampo, a Political Science lecturer.

 

 

Reports reaching Peacefmonline.com indicates that one of the aspirants in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Pariamentary Primary in the Effiduase Asokore Constituency, Lawyer Kwame Adom-Appiah, has been brutalized by some suspected military personnel.

HelloFM’s Correspondent, Michael Afranie, who is coverig the primary in the area, narrated to PeaceFM a short while ago that he witnessed some military personnel physically assaulting the aspirant behind a school block near the police station.

According to him, the aspirant, who is also the Ashanti Regional Deputy Secretary of the NPP. spotted a bruised lip and battered face after the incident.

“I approached the aspirant and sought to find out the reason for the manhandling. Interestingly, when i quizzed him, he replied “nothing has happened”….this is someone who clearly spots a bloodied face,” Micheal Afranie recounted.

Lawyer Adom-Appiah is contesting against the incumbent MP, Dr Nana Ayew Afriye.

Meanwhile, there is simmering tension in the area as reports say scores of NPP party activists have amassed at the district police station baying for the blood of the perpetrators.

 

Source: Peace FM

Voting in La Dadekotopon was delayed for over an hour as ballot papers did not arrive early at several polling centres in the constituency.

When GhanaWeb visited the La Post office polling centre at 7am, no setup had been made for the commencement of votes. Some party delegates around told the News team that EC officials were yet to arrive at the polling centre with the needed materials.

Though the setup was ready at the La Roman Catholic Primary school polling centre, EC officials were yet to arrive with the ballot papers for polls to commence as at 8:00am.

Some delegates were also seen sitting around waiting for the arrival of the papers.

Former Deputy Communications Minister and incumbent MP for the Area, Vincent Sowah Odotei is facing competition from Joseph Gerald Tetteh Nyanofio and Comfort Adjei Kotey for the seat.

Voting commenced in the constituency after 8:30am.

 

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

The timely intervention of the security detail at the residence of the Sunyani East NPP constituency Chairman, Musah Damtarrh and two others prevented a mayhem.

The three were allegedly attacked at gunpoint by three well-known followers of Ameyaw-Cheremeh, the MP for Sunyani East.

The incident happened at about 2:00am today.

 

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Over one thousand delegates of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Jomoro Constituency of the Western Region have approved the candidature of Mr. Paul Essien, to contest the party’s parliamentary seat in the upcoming General Elections.

Mr. Paul Essien who is the sitting MP and the Deputy Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs was overwhelmingly endorsed by a popular acclamation by the delegates on Friday, June 19, 2020.

His acclamation followed a decision taken by the National Executive Council (NEC) of the party to disqualify his two main contenders namely; Mrs. Christine Komba and Mr. Paul Hopeson Kwaw from contesting him.

The NDC in 2016 lost the Jomoro Parliamentary seat to the NPP for the first time since 1992.

Mr. Paul Essien won the seat for the NPP with 18,694 represented 39.49%. as against the NDC candidate, Mr. Thomas Yankey who pulled 14,241 represented 30.08%.

In this regard, the NPP’s NEC saw the need to allow the Deputy Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Paul Essien to run unopposed as an appreciation for winning the parliamentary seat for the first time for the party in 2016.

Before the popular acclamation, the NPP in Jomoro Constituency was divided into two camps of which some supporters of the incumbent MP called on President Akufo-Addo to sack the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the area for allegedly sabotaging the MP.

But, speaking to the delegates on Friday, June 19 at Half Assini, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. Ernest Kofie who was the Constituency Chairman for the party in 2016 called on the delegates and party supporters to bury their differences and rally behind the incumbent MP Paul Essien to retain the seat.

He, therefore, seized the opportunity to urge the close followers of the MP to be mindful their communication not to give problems to the MP.

He said the NPP could not afford to lose the seat to the NDC in the coming general elections.

Mr. Ernest Kofie also called on the party faithful to work hard for President Akufo-Addo to governing this country for eight years as the NDC was given the opportunity to serve this country for good years.

He, however, hailed the incumbent MP for chalking success in the Constituency.

He said the MP had proven to the whole the Constituency that if giving another chance he would do more.

He, therefore, pledged to collaborate with the MP to develop the area.

On his part, the incumbent MP Paul Essien pledged to bring all aggrieved party members on deck to maintain the seat for the party.

He said he was ready to work with all NPP members and ready to accept all aggrieved members.

He stated that interest of the party should be their first priority and thanked those who supported him financially in 2016 to claim the Jomoro Parliamentary seat for the first time in the history of Ghana’s politics.

New voter’s register

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the area Mr. Ernest Kofie charged the NPP supporters to involve themselves in the exercise and asked them to be vigilant during the exercise.

He said the compilation of the new voter’s register should be embraced by all Ghanaians.

He assured his teeming supporters that the party would not allow foreigners to be registered and decide for this country.

The Jomoro NPP Parliamentary acclamation brought all the Constituency Executives together as a sign of cohesion.

Apart from Jomoro Constituency, aspirants in Evalue-Ajomoro Gwira, Prestea Huni-Valley, Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Sekondi and Essikado-Ketan Constituencies are contesting unopposed.

However, the NPP is holding Parliamentary primaries on Saturday, June 20, 2020, in 103 Constituencies across the country where the seats are being occupied by incumbent MPs.

 

Source: Daniel Kaku, Contributor

New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates in the Offinso North Constituency have by popular acclamation endorsed the incumbent MP, Augustine Collins Ntim, as the candidate for the December elections.

The delegates endorsed the incumbent MP on Friday, June 19, 2020; he was the only candidate who filed to contest on the ticket of the governing party.

Since 2009, Mr Ntim has served as a legislator for Offinso North constituency.

This will be the fourth consecutive time that he is leading the NPP in the constituency as a parliamentary candidate.

Mr Ntim is currently the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.

The popular acclamation that endorsed Mr Ntim was supervised by the Offinso District Electoral Officer, Mr Eric Gyamfi Boateng.

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

One of the four New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in the Juaben Constituency that cursed their party leaders in a river has regretted his weird action.

Ransford Osei, an NPP Polling Station Executive at Juaben Anglican, and three other party members did the unthinkable by cursing their party leadership recently.

The four aggrieved party members had complained bitterly that their political idol had unfairly been disqualified from the upcoming NPP parliamentary polls at Juaben.

Instead of following laid-down party rules to make their voice heard, the four party members rather slaughtered a sheep in a river at Juaben to deal with some NPP leaders. As a result, Mr. Osei and the three other party members have since been suspended by the party to serve as a deterrent to other party members with a similar mindset.

He has now regretted his action and admitted that they had no right to call on a river deity, slaughter a sheep and rain curses on their party leaders no matter how badly they thought their man was being treated.

Speaking on radio, Mr. Osei said he had learnt his lessons, for which reason he would never stoop low by invoking curses on his party leaders in future. He said that, ideally, he and his group should have used the laid-down rules of the party to drum home their grievances, admitting that the decision to curse was in bad taste.

Sounding like someone that has turned over a new leaf, Mr. Osei admonished NPP members in the country not to emulate their reprehensible action in future.

According to him, it is important for party members to always respect and act according to the laws of the party, so that they would not find themselves in trouble.

He said the party was right to suspend them, stressing that he had decided to use every opportunity he would get to educate his party members to be tolerant and disciplined.

Meanwhile, reports indicated that the Juaben Traditional Council in the Ashanti Region had fined Mr. Osei and the three other NPP members 12 sheep for invoking the curse in contravention of traditional rules.

 

Source: Daily Guide Network

Sheila Bartels, a New Patriotic Party parliamentary aspirant for Ablekuma North, has urged people asking her to abandon her parliamentary ambition because her father served as the Member of the area, to desist from doing that.

“I think that it is a bit childish when somebody says your father has done it so you should not do it. Nobody started off saying this is a legacy that should be given to me,” she said on the Point Blank segment on Eyewitness News.

Her father, Kwamena Bartels, was elected MP for the Ablekuma North constituency in 1996 and served for three terms.

“My father came in and did his bit, but as a citizen of Ghana and somebody who grew up in Ablekuma North, I look around me and I see so many things I can also do to help make the constituency better.”

In her view, her move to serve has been informed by a desire to channel her efforts towards ensuring “impact in her community”.

“It is not so much as my father did this and did that. It is about what can I do, what value can I also bring,” Sheila Bartels stated.

Sheila Bartels already has some regard in the NPP because of her role in mobilising an independent volunteer campaign organization known as The HOPE Campaign ahead of the 2016 election.

The HOPE Campaign is viewed by some as being instrumental in ensuring that the electorate could connect with the NPP campaign message for 2016.

Sheila Bartels will be contesting against the incumbent MP, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyeh, John Kojo Agbotey, and Kwadwo Poku Adjei-Barwuah.

 

Source: citinewsroom 

Mr Moses Frempong Manso, the Constituency Chairman of Okaikwei South in the Greater Accra Region, has assured delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that the necessary arrangements have been made to ensure smooth electoral process come Saturday.

He said the needed logistics, finance among other things, was intact to allow for a smooth electoral process during the primaries.
Mr Frempong Manso revealed this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Monday in Accra.

The Constituency, which has eight zones namely: Avenor, Awodome, Bubui, Bubuiashie, Kaneshie, Kaatsean, Goten, and Mukose has a total of 826 delegates expected to cast their vote.

According to the Chairman, voting would take place in all the eight zones to allow for social distancing, while observing the other measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19.

Voting is expected to begin at 7:00am on Saturday and end at 5:00pm.
“At the end of the voting process the ballots will be collated for counting and finally the winner would be announce,” he stated.

The Constituency Chairman urged delegates to continue to ensure peace before, during and after the voting process, to prevent any unfortunate event that could affect the Party in the general election.

The primaries, which was initially slated for April 25, 2020 was cancelled and rescheduled to June 20 due to the ban on social gatherings to contain the spread of virus.

It formed part of preparations towards the December 7, general election.
The Constituency has three aspirants, the incumbent Mr Ahmed Arthur, Mrs Dakoa Newman and Nana Fredua-Agyeman Ofori-Atta contesting for the parliamentary primary.

The winner of Saturday’s primaries would contest the National Democratic Congress aspirant for the parliamentary seat during the general election.

Okaikwei South shares boundaries with Okaikoi North to the North, Osu Klottey to the South, Ablekuma Central to the West and Ayawaso West to the East.

 

Source: GNA

The incumbent Member of Parliament for Manso Adubia constituency, Mr. Yaw Fimpong Addo has suggested the decision of his only contender in the upcoming parliamentary primaries, Kofi Osei-Afoakwa could be of selfish motive.

The MP speaking on his chances and whether he was scared of any threats ahead said the former constituency chair who resigned to contest him, may not have any positive mindset for contesting him.

The legislator said his contender lacks understanding of parliamentary work hence goes round promising development when it is not the duty of an MP.

He has, therefore, advised him to focus his attention at the District Assembly and fight for the position as DCE if he wants to lead the development agenda.

Mr. Frimpong Addo in an interview on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm stressed ”if you are promising development then your place is not parliament. Parliament is a place for lawmakers. If you are lucky and lobby for a project, you send it to the assembly and so, candidates who promise development when contesting as MPs are jokers.”

“It is a figment of your own imagination if you promise constituents to build them clinics, roads and other projects when contesting as an MP. That is not your job. The district executive projects even if you are the one who lobbied for them,” he added.

Party delegates he said are now wiser than before and will not accept just promises.

The MP disclosed he would have happier if he had gone unopposed since it would have cut down his cost.

“If he had expressed interest in contesting me, I would have relaxed and invested the resources in other activities. But now there is a competition and I have to live with it.”

The NPP will go to the polls on June 20, 2020, to elect parliamentary candidates.

The primaries are expected to be held at the electoral areas and not the previous format whereby all the delegates met to vote at one place.

The statement also confirmed that President Akufo-Addo has been accepted as the flagbearer of the party for the 2020 presidential election.

 

Source: rainbowradioonline.com

The North East Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Sulley Sambian has refuted claims that the Chief Executive Officer of the National Service Secretariat, Yussif Mustapha, is behind the delay of payment to Tass-kalia Construction Ltd to complete a two-year road contract on the Yagaba/Kubori/Mankarigu road.

The road work which covers a distance of 36km from Yagaba to Kubore, and then to Wiase was to ease the discomfort that came with the bad road in the area.

According to Sulley Sambian, Yusif Mustapha is at the forefront of fighting for the development of his people and not sabotaging the project as stated by the opposition.

He instead accused the Member of Parliament for Yagaba Kubore Constituency, Abdul-Rauf Tanko Ibrahim, who he claimed failed to go back to the site after receiving GH¢8 million from the coffers of the Road Fund.

Sambian, alleging that the activities of Tass-kalia Construction Ltd, is controlled by the MP, also revealed that failure by the MP to return to the construction site agitated the youth in the constituency making them embark on a series of demonstrations.

This, he added, led to him [Tanko Ibrahim] being summoned at the Kubore Chief’s palace. While being interrogated on the matter, Sambian indicated that the MP denied receiving the said amount insisting that he received a part payment of about GH¢3 million and not GH¢8 million as reported.

However, following the delay, government terminated the contract with the MP and re-awarded it to another firm called Mawums Company Ltd, the NPP Secretary disclosed.

Sulley Sambian, in a release said “the new contractor went to site only to be confronted by thugs operating at the instance of Honorable Tanko. The Honourable MP has since resumed operations on the site under the pretext of executing a project that has been terminated, forcing the new contractor to move out of site for fear of his life.”

The NPP Secretary is, therefore, appealing to the security agencies to pay keen attention to the unhealthy development in Yagaba to prevent a breach of the peace.

Below is his full statement

TERMINATION OF TASSKALIA CONTRACT AND MATTERS ARISING BACKGROUND: In August 2016, the government of Ghana awarded a contract to TASSKALIA Ltd, a company whose mind is directed by the Member of Parliament for Yagaba Kubore Constituency. The contract had a life span of two years and covered a distance of 36 kms from Yagaba to Kubore, and then to Wiase.

Following the inability of the company to promptly execute the project, the Government of Ghana through the Ghana Highways Authority reviewed the project to cover a distance of 12 Kilometers from Yagaba to Kubore

During the period, Honourable Tanko presented two certificates for payment totalling about 11 Million cedis. The Government of Ghana through the Road Fund honoured payment to the tune of about 8 Million Cedis.

Upon receipt of the payment, Honourable Tanko failed to go back to site, prompting the youth of the Constituency to embark on series of demonstrations. The matter eventually got to the Kubore Chief’s palace where Honorable Tanko admitted to a part payment of about 3 Million Cedis, a figure the NPP disputes.

The NDC in the North East Region, realising that their MP would court bad publicity for himself quickly released a pathetically lame statement accusing the NPP parliamentary candidate for Yagaba Kubore, Honourable Mustapha Ussif, of sabotaging the efforts of Honourable Tanko, and masterminding a grand scheme to have his contract terminated.

The Regional Secretariat of the NPP promptly issued a rejoinder daring Honorable Tanko to deny payment of the amount of about 8 Million to him by the Road Fund. Whilst the challenge was yet to be taken by Honorable Tanko, the Government of Ghana terminated the contract and re-awarded same to Mawums Company Ltd. Two days ago, the North-East Regional Minister, handed over site of Tanko’s abandoned and terminated project to Mawums Company Ltd. Yesterday, the new contractor went to site only to be confronted by thugs operating at the instance of Honorable Tanko. The Honourable MP has since resumed operations on the site under the pretext of executing a project that has been terminated, forcing the new contractor to move out of site for fear of his life.

As an honorable member of parliament, the conduct of Tanko is extremely unparliamentary. He has a duty to inculcate a culture of civility in the people he he seeks to lead. He has a duty to lead by example.

Do we really have to remind Honourable Tanko that the courts exist to give vent to civil rights and to enforce contractual obligations? If he feels his contract was wrongfully terminated, his recourse is the court, not this Rambo style. He must equally be reminded that, one man cannot be recipository of violence. The earlier he understood this for all of us to live harmoniously, the better!.

As a Region, we remember ingloriously, the physical attack Honourable Tanko meted out to a colleague member of parliament few years ago. It was bad enough; a replication of this conduct in his constituency cannot be the price the people have to pay for the undeserved honour of making him their member of parliament. At least if it is not a blessing, it must not be such a glaringly bad fortune. Macho theatrics as a means of ventilating rights is no longer even practised by lesser animals! Posterity will definitely not look kindly at us if we plunge our region into avoidable chaos and conflict. If the regional NPP had not timeously intervened, violent clash would have erupted in Yagaba.

We are aware of Tanko’s schemes to cause confusion in Yagaba. We are equally aware of the late hour meeting he held with some youth of the NDC in other Constituencies from the region last night. A meeting which started from 10 pm till 2 a.m. this morning!

Honorable Tanko appears to be giving little thought to danger. It is called foolhardiness.

We appeal to the security agencies to pay keen attention to the unhealthy development in Yagaba to prevent a breach of the peace.

Thank you

Sulley Sambian

North-East Regional Secretary To all media platforms

 

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr John Boadu, has directed constituency executives of the party to suspend all persons who claim to have invoked curses on the party leadership on allegations that their preferred candidates were disqualified from contesting the party’s upcoming parliamentary primaries.

Mr Boadu addressing a press briefing Monday said the party was completely appalled by “such gross misconduct”.

“The party has observed, rather worryingly, the conduct of some members claiming to be invoking curses on the party’s leadership and in particular, on members of the NEC [National Executive Committee] on allegations that their preferred candidates have been disqualified by NEC from contesting in the primaries. We are completely appalled by such gross misconduct,” Mr Boadu said.

“Accordingly, the party is instructing the respective constituency executives in the constituencies where this unfortunate incident happened, to immediately suspend all those involved in this awkward behaviour while instituting appropriate disciplinary actions against them in line with Article 3 and 4 of the Party Constitution”.

Background

About 300 NPP supporters in the Juaben constituency of the Ashanti Region on June 5 , 2020 defied Covid-19 safety protocols to demonstrate against the disqualification of their preferred aspiring parliamentary candidate.

They were protesting what they described as a party decision to allow the MP for the area, Madam Amma Pomaa Boateng to run unopposed in the NPP primaries.

They also slaughtered sheep and invoked curses on any member of the party leadership whose actions would result in the disqualification of their preferred candidate.

Similarly, some party members in the Tano North constituency, where Freda Prempeh was the Member of Parliament also invoked curses on the leadership of the party for allowing Freda Prempeh to re-contest the primaries unopposed.

 

Source: Graphic.com.gh 

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has instructed constituency executives to suspend, with immediate effect, all delegates who invoked curses on leadership over the disqualification of some parliamentary aspirants.

These delegates of the party resorted to invoking deities to register their dissatisfaction with the national executives for not allowing some aspirants to contest and others to be contested.

According to some of them, the grounds for disqualification of some of these aspirants were not legitimate and just a move to ensure that incumbent Members of Parliament, in particular, go unopposed.

In the Offinso South Constituency, for instance, some delegates slaughtered a ram in River Offin and performed some rituals after they complained that the National Vetting Committee is scheming to have incumbent MP Ben Abdallah Banda go unopposed.

But addressing a press conference on Monday, June 8, General Secretary John Boadu said all those delegates stand suspended.

He said the party will not countenance such behaviour and the necessary sanctions will apply.

The primaries are scheduled to be held on Saturday, June 20 across the country but only in constituencies where the NPP has sitting MPs

 

Source: 3 News

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is holding a press conference to give details on its upcoming Parliamentary primaries.

The campaign of Hajia Humu Awudu, the Parliamentary Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Wa Central Constituency, has received a major boost following a public apology to the Wa Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) by the Constituency Chairman of the party.

Chairman Ali Abdul-Kareem Kunsangpou Kamara and Alhaaj Issahaku Tahiru Moomin, the Wa MCE, were said to be at each other’s throat since the NPP took over the reins of governance.

This was evident in the acrimonies thrown at each other by their admirers and well-wishers given the least opportunity especially, during the party’s elections to elect their executives and the last Parliament Primaries that saw the MCE’s third bid to represent the party in Wa Central at the 2020 polls hit a snag, losing out to Hajia Hummu, a first-timer.

With the emergence of Hajia Humu as the Parliamentary Candidate coming from the camp of the Chairman Kamara who was not in the good books of the former Parliamentary Candidate of the party and MCE of the Wa Municipality, many political pundits became very skeptical about her chances of wrestling the seat for the elephant family for the first time.

But the recent demeanor of the MCE in partaking in the programs of the Parliamentary Candidate has given hope to the party and political watchers alike in the constituency, that this was likely to ensure unity in the party ahead of the general elections in December 2020.

Even more heartwarming and assuring is the constituency chair’s move to offer the MCE an unqualified public apology today, Thursday, June 4, 2020, on Radio Progress, a Wa-based community radio transmitting on 98.1 Megahertz, in a rare show of political maturity.

Speaking to Muniru Ibrahim (IB), the host of the Morning Show Program, Chairman Ali Kamara apologized in very vivid terms to the MCE, Alhaaj Issahaku Moomen, without mincing his words, for all that might have happened between them in the past. He said it was time they buried the hatchet, came together with their sympathizers, unite and work to enhance the fortunes of the party while consolidating their gains as well.

According to him, it would only take collective efforts to chalk the much-needed success for the party and therefore wanted all hands on deck to ensure this is achieved since no one individual alone can bring that success to the party.

Commenting on the developmental strives of Hajia Humu, the Parliamentary Candidate, Chairman Ali Kunsangpou Kamara, taunted her many developmental achievements such as her women’s livelihood empowerment programs, the provision of educational scholarships abroad, the resurfacing of some roads within the municipality, the provision of boreholes, among others.

He claimed that it was due to these unprecedented developmental agenda by Hajia Humu that has made it impossible for the incumbent Member of Parliament, Dr. Abdul-Rashid Pelpou, to remain in the capital for long as he hitherto did, without rushing back to the constituency for visibility.

Chairman Ali Kamara was also full of praises for Dr. Hafiz Bin Saleh, the Upper West Regional Minister, in coordinating the affairs of the region and for ensuring the smooth running of the party.

 

Source: Ilyaas Al-Hasan, Contributor

Some aggrieved youth of the ruling New Patriotic Party in the Saboba Constituency in the Northern region have vandalized the NPP constituency party office.

In the early hours of Saturday June 6, the youth were seen breaking louvre blades, burning car tyres amidst chanting of war songs.

This follows the disqualification of Emmanuel Kotin, a security analyst, from contesting the Saboba NPP parliamentary primaries schedule for June 20.

In a 2:28 minutes video which is in circulation, some of the youth were seen asking the National executives of the party to explain why Emmanuel Kotin was disqualified.

They blamed the Defence minister and Member of Parliament for Bimbila constituency Dominic Nitiwul for masterminding the disqualification of Mr. Kotin.

They said, the party will see more of such aggression if they fail to reinstate Mr. Kotin just as they have done in other constituencies.

They gave the party three days to reinstate their aspirant or they will go any length to disorganize activities of the party..

As at the time of filing this report, no arrest was made despite the matter being reported to the Saboba Police.

The police have since visited the area with some party executives to assess the extent of damage.

Efforts to get the party leadership to speak to the issue yielded no positive result.

Emmanuel Kotin was disqualified by the vetting committee chaired by Sammy Awuku in February this year.

 

Source: 3 News

Some governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates in the Juaben Constituency of the Ashanti Region have invoked curses on the national executives of the party for disqualifying their preferred candidate from contesting in the parliamentary primaries.

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the party, according to the aggrieved delegates who spoke to Kumasi FM’s Elisha Adarkwah, disqualified Mr Francis Owusu Achiaw, their preferred candidate and another aspirant without any tangible reason, to pave the way for the incumbent MP, Ama Pomah, to go unopposed.

The delegates, numbering over 200, do not understand why Mr Francis Owusu Achiaw has been disqualified because, according to them, he successfully got vetted in Kumasi.

Unhappy with the circumstances of the disqualification, the delegates wore red armbands and marched to a river called “Asuo Abena” located at Nobowam in the constituency with schnapps and a sheep to invoke curses on anyone who was involved in disqualifying their candidate especially, Mr F.F. Anto, the first national vice-chairman of the party.

 

Source: Class FM