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  • Dr Afriyie Akoto submits NPP presidential nomination forms

    Dr Afriyie Akoto submits NPP presidential nomination forms

    Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has filed his nomination forms at the party’s headquarters in Asylum Down, Accra today, Monday June 19, 2023.

    He was accompanied by some stalwarts of the party, including former national and regional officers of the party, former Members of Parliament, constituency executives, Electoral Area Coordinators and Polling Station Executives. 

    Dr. Akoto is set to address the media and thousands of party followers where he will throw more light on his vision for the party and the country in general.

    The nomination forms were picked on behalf of the former Minister for Food and Agriculture by a group of farmers and friends on May 29, 2023, in support of his presidential ambition.

    By filing the nonination forms on Monday, the two-time Member of Parliament for Kwadaso, will be the third aspiring candidate to file his nomination forms after former Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

    Both Alan and Bawumia submitted their forms last Monday, June 12, 2023, and Friday, June 16, 2023, respectively.

    The NPP opened nominations on May 26, 2023, with aspirants given up to June 24 to submit forms.

    So far, 10 presidential hopefuls have picked up nomination forms to contest the NPP’s flagbearer slot.

    They include: Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, a former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, the immediate past Minister of Trade and Industry, Kwabena Adjei Agyapong, a former General-Secretary of the Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, and Joe Ghartey, the Member of Parliament for Essikadu-Ketan and former Minister of Railway Development.

    The rest are Boakye Agyarko, former Minister of Energy, Prof. Addai Nimoh, former MP for Mampong, Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, a former Minister of Trade and Industry, and Kwadwo Nsafoa Opoku, an expert in energy and related matters. 

    A Special Delegates Congress will be held on August 26, 2023, to select five of the presidential aspirants.

    The top five aspirants will then contest for the flagbearer slot on December 4, 2023, to elect one to lead the party in the 2024 general elections.

  • Bawumia files NPP presidential nomination forms tomorrow

    Bawumia files NPP presidential nomination forms tomorrow

    Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will file his nomination forms for the New Patriotic Party’s presidential race in the upcoming primaries today.

    In a Facebook post on Thursday, the Vice President announced that he would be undertaking such initiative personally.

    “God willing, tomorrow, Friday 16 June, I shall file my nomination forms and contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP: Development in Freedom) Presidential Primary,” he wrote.

    This comes a little over two weeks after former Vice Chairman of the NPP, Fred Oware and former National Organiser of the party, Sammy Awuku, picked up the nomination forms on behalf of the Vice President.

    The Vice President is set to battle nine contenders in the flagbearership race. They include former Energy Minister, Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, former Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, MP for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong; a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General and MP for Essikado-Ketan, Joe Ghartey, energy expert Kwadwo Poku.

    The rest are  former NPP General Secretary and presidential spokesperson, Kwabena Agyei Agyepong; a former Member of Parliament for Mampong, Francis Addai-Nimoh; a former Minister of State, Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku and former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto.

    Already, the leadership of the party has revealed that only five aspirants will be allowed to compete following the vetting process slated for July 3-6.

    On Friday, July 21, the list of the qualified presidential candidates will be publicised and subsequently, balloting for position on the ballot paper will take place three days after.

    The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced a revised calendar of activities for its presidential and orphan constituency primaries for the 2024 general elections.

    The process will culminate in the election of five final aspirants for the party’s National Congress on Saturday, 4th November, 2023, and should there be a tie in the election of a candidate, there will be a run off on Saturday, 11th November 2023.

    The party’s National Congress will take place on Saturday, 4th November, 2023, and should there be a tie in the election of a candidate, there will be a run off on Saturday, 11th November 2023.

    Per reports, Dr Bawumia is considered the favourite. Speaker Alban Bagbin also shares a similar opinion just as the majority of NPP Members of Parliament including Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.

    The Speaker forecasted that the 2024 elections in Ghana will feature a showdown between former President John Dramani Mahama and Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

    He made this projection during a courtesy call on the Overlord of Gonja, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunutu Jewu Soale, at his residence in Damongo on June 14, 2023.

    Meanwhile, the Vice President remains optimistic that he is best placed to retain power for the NPP in the upcoming polls to break the 8-year cycle term electorates seem to have adopted.

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • Rishi Sunak congratulates Lula da Silva for winning election in Brazil

    Rishi Sunak has congratulated Lula da Silva for winning the election in Brazil, beating out incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

    Mr Sunak said this morning on Twitter: “Congratulations to Lula da Silva on his victory in Brazil’s election.

    “I look forward to working together on the issues that matter to the UK and Brazil, from growing the global economy to protecting the planet’s natural resources and promoting democratic values.”

    Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer also congratulated Mr da Silva, saying: “This win must also be the start of a new era of global cooperation and action in the fight against climate change.”

    Source: Skynews.com