President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured followers of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) that he does not support any person in the flagbearership race of the party.
According to him, he has no preference in the upcoming delegates’ conference to elect the new presidential candidate for the 2024 elections.
He said he will do all he can to ensure victory for the NPP and whoever the party will elect to lead the party.
He was speaking in an interview with NANDOM FM, in the Upper West Region as part of his tour of the Region.
President Akufo-Addo said he will be neutral in the whole process and stressed what the party needs now is somebody who can unite the party to confront the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and beat them in the 2024 elections.
“The only time that preference will be shown is when I go to vote, but until then I have no preference. My attitude, is a simple one; just create the condition for a fair process, one that will enable us after the completion [of the internal elections] to unite the party,” said President Akufo-Addo.
“… Somebody who will come and have the capacity to unite our party and put it in a position to confront the traditional opponent, the National Democratic Congress, and beat the National Democratic Congress,” he added.
Several bigwigs of the NPP including Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and Trades Minister, Alan Kyerematen are lacing their boots for the party’s flagbearership race.