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NPP primaries: Quit and allow Bawumia to be the flagbearer if possible – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to aspirants

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Member of Parliament for Suame Constituency and Majority Leader of Parliament, has called on flagbearer aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to step aside and allow Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to lead the NPP into the 2024 elections. Speaking in an interview on Okay FM on September 4, 2023, …

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Consult Dr Adutwum for innovative ideas – Goasomanhehe charges NPP presidential aspirants

The Omanhene of Goaso Traditional Area, Nana Keasi Bosomprah, has advised Presidential Aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to consult Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister for Education for innovative ideas for their campaigns. He said the Education Minister is full of ideas which he must not deny the various …

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NDC primaries: Ten ‘young’ MP aspirants to watch

  The opposition National Democratic Congress has slated its parliamentary primaries on May 13, 2023. Many new entrants are lacing their boots to contest for slots in the various constituencies to enter parliament in 2025 on the ticket of the party. While some are targeting seats in orphan constituencies with no sitting …

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NPP aspirants pushing for early confab want to distance themselves from failing Akufo-Addo gov’t – Lecturer

A political science lecturer at Cape Coast University (UCC), Mr Jonathan Asante Okyere, says some flag bearer aspirants of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) are pushing for an early conference so as to distance themselves from the failing Akufo-Addo government. He was of the view the aspirants are not …

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Engage In Issue-based Campaign – Ako Gunn To NDC Aspirants

The Deputy Communication Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Godwin Ako Gunn, has urged aspirants and members to engage in an issue-based campaign and avoid campaign that will slur people. He said the call was necessary in view of the fact that some supporters of aspirants are engaging …

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NPP national executive aspirants who have given up on the race

The coming weekend of July 15 to 17, 2022, is expected to be a packed one for the ruling political party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as it elects new national executives at its delegates conference. With almost all the national positions being keenly contested between the incumbents and some new hopefuls, …

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Ejurahene urges all NPP aspirants to demonstrate political maturity for peaceful polls

The Ejurahene Barimah Osei Hwedie II has called on the aspiring candidates vying for various positions in  the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP)  to demonstrate political maturity and work together to consolidate the peace of the country, by conducting peaceful elections during the upcoming internal polls. “Remember that this is internal elections, …

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Election 2024: NPP sets ground rules for flag bearer-aspirants

  The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has drafted a code of conduct for prospective presidential and parliamentary aspirants to guide future internal contests for those slots. A statement signed by General Secretary John Boadu said the party considered the draft at a National Executive Committee meeting on Monday, 10 May 2021. The …

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EC to report failed presidential aspirants to CID

Mrs Jean Mensa Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) has revealed that the elections management body will file official complaint at the Police against the failed presidential aspirants allegedly forged claims on their nominations forms leading to their disqualification. The EC disqualified five aspirants from contesting in the polls. Citing …

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