The Vice
President and flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu
Bawumia is expected to submit his nomination forms today, June 16, 2023.
Top officials of
the party including former Vice Chairman of the NPP, Fred Oware and former
National Organiser, Sammy Awuku picked up the forms on behalf of Dr. Bawumia
last month.
One of his
contenders, Alan Kyerematen, submitted his forms on Monday.
On his Facebook
page, Dr Bawumia wrote: ”Dear Friends, God willing… Friday, 16 June, I shall
file my nomination forms and contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP: Development
in Freedom) Presidential Primary. It is possible.”
Over the last
couple of months, Dr Bawumia has undertaken extensive consultation on his
ambition to contest the party’s flagbearership.
Vice President
Bawumia met members of the Majority Caucus in Parliament, Council of Elders of
the Party and some traditional and religious leaders to announce his intentions
to lead the NPP after the tenure of President Akufo-Addo in 2025.
The leadership
of the NPP on May 26, 2023, opened nominations for its Presidential Primaries
and will close it on June 24, 2023.
So far, 10
presidential aspirants have picked up nomination forms to contest the NPP’s
flagbearer slot.
They include Mr
Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, the immediate past Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr
Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the immediate past Minister of Food and Agriculture,
Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Joe Ghartey, the
Member of Parliament for Essikadu-Ketan and former Minister of Railway
Development and Kwabena Adjei Agyapong, a former General-Secretary of the
Party.
The leadership
of the NPP intends to organise a Special Delegates Congress on August 26, 2023,
to select five of the presidential aspirants.
The top five
aspirants will then go head-to-head on December 4, 2023, to stake claim to the
flagbearer slot, and subsequently lead the party in the 2024 general elections.
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