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An interesting contest awaits the new Patriotic Party (NPP) as the ruling party goes to the polls on Saturday to elect its national officers to run the party's affairs for the next four years.
The party has scheduled its annual delegates conference from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 July 2018 in Koforidua. It is the highest decision-making body of the party followed by the National Council and the National Executive Committee (NEC).
The BNP begins this historic exercise when he is in government. In the December 2016 polls, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was declared the winner with an overwhelming margin of victory never recorded in the fourth Republican dispensation. The party also won an emphatic victory in the parliamentary elections.
In all, more than 6000 delegates are expected in Koforidua for the three-day event
Who wins?
Up to now, the 41 candidates, who have been selected and certified the various national positions of the party, travel the length and breadth of the country soliciting for the votes of the delegates with the hottest contest should be the niche of the national presidency. Three pillars of the party are running for the presidential race with Freddie Worsemao Armah Blay, the interim national president, and Stephen Ayesu Ntim clearly in the lead. Dr. Richard Amoako Baah, who is second on the ballot, is also optimistic and said, "With money or no money, I will win the position of National President."
For the split of the vice presidency, Frank Freduah Antoh, Rita Asobayire and Ken Wuud Nuworsu are in the lead to win all three positions in the game. John Boadu and Sammy Awuku also have the advantage of winning. Secretary General and National Organizer respectively.
With the countdown to the National Delegate Conference of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) only two days away, the race for the national presidency of the NPP has stepped up.
As the race heats up, candidates The current interim president, Mr. Freddy Blay, is seeking to become the party's national president while Mr. Stephen Ntim and Dr. Richard Amoako Baah are in strong contestation.
[1 9659003] There is a strong feeling on the ground that the current leadership who led the party and led it to victory must as far as possible be maintained in the 2020 elections.
On the other hand, there is also has a force of swelling delegates demanding change, especially at the level of the national presidency
Fear delegates mantra?
The question is whether the NPP delegates will continue and maintain the acting National President, Freddie Blay, a National Vice President, FF Antoh, Acting Secretary General, John Boadu and national youth organizer vying for national organizer, Sammy Awuku or delegates voting for Ntim boasting key credentials as loyalty and integrity and long service to party
Will party delegates go to the mantra "Maintain again" or reward them for loyalty, long service and proven action and dedication. Once again, the mantras of the fear delegates will take them away?
Up to now, no report has been published regarding the complaints of an aspirant. The aspirants spent the last two weeks or more in all parts of the country.
Know Your Candidates
For this weekend's National Delegate Conference, the nominees who were declared eligible to participate in the elections are Mr. Freddie Worsemawu Blay, Dr. Richard Amoako Baah and Stephen Ayesu Ntim for the National Presidency while Emmanuel Ken Wu Nuworsu K, Rita Talata Asobayire, Michael Omari Wadie, Vida Agyekum Acheampong, FF Antoh, George Isaac Amoo and Agnes A. Chigabatia were allowed to vie for the place of National Vice President.
For the post of Secretary General, Acting Secretary General John Boadu and Richard Ahiagbah will be competing.
The aspirants for the position of Treasurer are Kwabena Abankwah-Yeboah, Kwabena Oppong Frimpong, Mary Posch-Oduro, Hajia Ruka Ahmed, Abrahim Obeng Amoakohene and Nuhu Bayorbo Mahama
Sammy Awuku, Tweneboa Emmanuel Kodua and Sulemana A Sadik Nabicheinga was authorized to hold the position of National Organizer
while the National Youth Organizer Post, Henry Nana Boakye, Kamal-Deen Abdulai, Emmanuel Nana D. Bediah Appiah and Dominic Kwesi Eduah, was approved
. Kate Gyamefua and Joyce Konokie Zempare are the aspirants of the National Women's Organizer
For the National Coordinator of Nasara, Abubakari Sulemana aka Lakulaku, Adam Alhaji Rashid, Ahmed Zaruk Nuhu, Abdulai Dipantiche Iddrisu, Alhaji Shuaibu Musah Sheriff, Baba Gado Ibrahim, Abdul Aziz Haruna Futa, Dauda Abdul Rahman Duodu, Alhaji Aminu Abu, Sulemana Alhbadan Atakpo, Abdul-Rahman Diallo, Kazeem Ibrahim, Salihu Yahaya Bo and Ali Suraj. [19659003] Last NPC confab
The last time the BNP held its national executive election was held in 2014 at Tamale Sports Stadium which saw the election of Paul Afoko as president, Kwabena Agyapong as general secretary, Otiko Afisah Djaba as the organizer of the Women, and Sammy Awuku as youth organizer.
million. John Boadu was also elected National Organizer while Freddy Blay, Sammy Crabbe and Frank Freduah Antoh were also elected First, Second and Third Vice Presidents. respectively. Kamal Deen Abdulai chose the position of Nasara coordinator.
However, in a major development that shook the leadership of the party and created an intense debate sometimes bordering on acrimony in the party's base, Mr. Paul Afoko was accused of acts no in the party of interest and that he was working against the chances of the candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to win the election.
Subsequently, the National Disciplinary Commission of the party, on October 21, 2015 submitted a report to the Executive Committee of the party recommending the indefinite suspension of Mr. Afoko as National President
. On Friday, October 23, 2015, the National Executive Committee unanimously approved the recommendation of the National Discipline Committee and thereafter indefinitely suspended the position of National President.
million. Freddie Blay, the first national president, has since acted as president of the party pending the upcoming elections to be held on Saturday
. Saturday's polls, candidates shared their thoughts with the Daily Graphic on their chances in the elections.
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