Tag Archives: PRIMARIES

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is gearing up for the parliamentary and presidential primaries scheduled for May,13. Ahead of this, GhanaWeb focuses on key areas of the contest and other issues regarding the contest. One of such areas is females contesting incumbent colleagues in some constituencies. Today’s feature focuses on …

A former Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Nii Ayikoi Otoo, has asked Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to shelve his ambitions of leading the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to the 2024 general elections and wait his turn. An Attorney General during the tenure of former president John Agyekum …

The largest opposition party in Ghana, National Democratic Congress (NDC), has put on hold parliamentary primaries in 23 constituencies as it readies to elect candidates for the 2024 parliamentary elections. The decision was announced by the NDC General Secretary, Fifi Kwetey in a statement on Tuesday. The NDC opens the picking of nomination forms …

  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 …

Posters of Actor Fred Nuamah announcing his intention to contest in the parliamentary contest of the NDC have popped up on social media. This contest comes after his colleagues John Dumelo lost the parliamentary elections in 2020 to Lydia Alhassan of the New Patriotic Party. Fred Nuamah is a film director and the …

An activist of the New Patriotic Party, Atick Yakubu, has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of personally hijacking the party’s bid to hold an early congress. According to him, the president is concerned about a possible switch of attention from himself and his government to the new candidate to be elected as …

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has all but endorsed former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu to sail through upcoming party primaries for the Tamale South seat. Asiedu Nketiah said the four-time Member of Parliament (MP) had become so powerful in his constituency that it would …

Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, a founding member of the New Patriotic Party has questioned the competence and devotion of Kennedy Agyapong as a prospective flagbearer of the party. Nyaho-Tamakloe, in a Joy News interview, disclosed his perception of Kennedy Agyapong as someone who ‘makes noise’ in the NPP. He questioned the …

A man said to be the brother of the incumbent Member of Parliament for Bekwai, Joseph Osei-Owusu (Joe Wise) has been reported to the police for allegedly threatening to kill a member of the New Patriotic Party in the constituency. According to a report by Wontumionline.com sighted by GhanaWeb, Kofi Buapen also known as …

At least ten sitting New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) are expected to lose in the party’s upcoming primaries to choose its parliamentary candidates for the 2024 election. This is according to the July 2022 Constituency Report compiled by Global Info Analytics. The report indicated that some of …