Tag Archives: RACE

Kwabena Agyapong joins NPP flagbearership race

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyapong has declared his intention to contest the party’s upcoming presidential primaries. According to him, his decision to lead the party ahead of the 2024 general elections is out of his commitment to humanity and political ideals of the …

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Alan, Bawumia, Ken: The new dynamics of NPP’s top 3-man flagbearer race

The New Patriotic Party has set for itself an unprecedented target in the history of Ghana’s Fourth Republic. The party is seeking to break an 8-year power rotation jinx between itself and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The NDC, on the other hand, is very confident of snatching power …

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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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NPP Election: Charles Bissue withdraws from General Secretary race

Former Presidential Staffer, Charles Bissue has on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, withdrawn from the General Secretary race of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) slated for this weekend 15-17 July 2022. He has formally informed the National Election Committee of the party of his decision through a letter. In a statement, …

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Ayikoi Otoo withdraws from the NPP National Chairmanship race

Former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Joseph Nii Ayikoi Otoo, has withdrawn from the race for the National Chairmanship of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). This leaves only seven contenders for the position, including Prof Christopher Ameya Akumfi, Stephen Ayesu Ntim, Stephen Asamoah-Boateng (a.k.a Asabee), Sammy Crabbe, Akwasi Osei Adjei, George …

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How unpopular Dr. Amoako Baah polled only 18 votes in NPP Chairmanship race

A former Political Science Lecturer at the University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Richard Amoako Baah, failed miserably in an attempt to be elected National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party. It would be recalled that at the last New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Delegates Conference in Koforidua in …

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How 8 months pregnant woman participated with 800m race

Alysia Montaño is an American middle distance runner. She is a six-time USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 800 metres champion. She gained significant publicity for the 2014 race that she competed while 8 months pregnant. According to reports, Montano became comfortable with the idea of running in the race …

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How Ken Agyapong went from ‘exiting’ Parliament to entering NPP presidential race

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong officially became the first person to announce his candidature for the governing New Patriotic Party’s presidential primaries. All other names are of people widely believed to be interested in succeeding President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as flagbearer in the 2024 polls. They include Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, Trade …

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Team Bawumia floors Alan in his own backyard as race for NPP flagbearer takes shape

The question of who leads the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 polls is gradually becoming clearer if the outcome of the recent Polling Station, Constituency and Regional contests is anything to go by. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia appears to be far ahead of his closest contender and Minister of …

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Mahama declares interest in 2024 NDC flagbearership race

Former President John Dramani Mahama has officially expressed interest in leading the opposition National Democratic Congress into the 2024 elections. According to him, however, this is subject to the party allowing him to contest. Speaking in an interview with Ugandan-based NBS television, the 2020 flagbearer of the NDC mentioned that he is unperturbed if …

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