NPP opens nominations for parliamentary primaries

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will today open nominations for aspiring parliamentary candidates in constituencies where the party has sitting Members of Parliament.

While the nominations are expected to close on December 25, 2023, the party has fixed January 27, 2024, to conduct the final leg of its internal election to elect its parliamentary candidates.

Already, some aspirants such as Michael Oquaye Jnr., Roni Nicol, Hayford Siaw, Alois Mohl and Bice Osei Kuffuor alias Obour are ready to contest to represent the party in the Dome-Kwabenya, Ablekuma West, Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Nandom and Asante Akyem South respectively.

The others are Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, who will be seeking to unseat the incumbent Kennedy Nyarko Osei; Commissioner of Police (retd) Alex Mensah for Bekwai and Raphael Agyapong for Bantama.

The Fomena constituency, where the incumbent, Andrew Asiamah Amoako, won the seat as an independent candidate after leaving the NPP, will also be of interest.

Nonetheless, he serves as the NPP’s negotiating chip and is the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament.

How many current Members of Parliament will run for reelection is unknown.

History shows that several sitting Members of Parliament have said they will not run for reelection.

Source: Ghanatodayonline.com