Tag Archives: PRIMARIES

    The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Council of Elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have met the flagbearer aspirants ahead of the internal elections. The meeting was also attended by the National Chair of the NPP, Stephen Ntim, General Secretary …

The political atmosphere in the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is getting tense as the party nears its presidential primaries scheduled for Saturday, November 4, 2024. The contenders in the race, including Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Assin Central Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong, and their backers are canvassing for the vote …

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, …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was at the Manhyia Palace last weekend to celebrate the Akwasidae Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the King of the Asante Kingdom. The event took place on September 3, 2023. Dressed in traditional kente cloth, Dr. Bawumia was accompanied to the Manhyia Palace by a delegation including some party …

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Boakye Kyerematen Agyarko has announced his decision to withdraw from the party’s special run-off election scheduled for September 2, 2023. According to Mr Agyarko, the decision by the party’s Presidential Elections Committee to limit the number of persons to vote in run-off vote between himself …

Former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has stated that should Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia fail to secure the NPP’s flagbearership slot come November 4, 2023; he will quit politics. “The Bawumia agenda and the Bawumia issue are non-negotiable. It will never happen that Bawumia will not …

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia have emerged as the leading contender of the New Patriotic Party Super Delegates Conference. Per the results, Dr Bawumia garnered 629 votes representing 68.15 percent of the total votes cast. The results are based on figures collated by 17 out 17 voting centres across the country. Behind …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia filed his nomination on Friday, June 16, 2023, to contest in the upcoming flagbearer race of the ruling New Patriotic Party. The Vice President, whose nomination was picked on his behalf in May, delivered an address at the NPP’s national headquarters on Friday. During the official announcement of …

A number of National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament will not have the opportunity of contesting to return to the lawmaking chamber in 2025. This is after they lost their re-election bids in the NDC’s May 13 presidential and parliamentary primaries. According to GhanaWeb count, there are close to …

People in the arts industry have often been instrumental during political campaigns for the entertainment value that they bring to politics. In recent times, a number of them have thrown their hats into the political ring, aiming to enter parliament or serve in government. Arising from the May 13 National …