The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is gearing up to hold its polls on Saturday, November 4, 2023, to elect a flagbearer for the upcoming 2024 general elections.
The party is determined to find a suitable candidate who can break the eight-year election cycle jinx with over 200,000 party delegates set to participate.
This is a crucial poll, and the NPP is leaving no stone unturned in its preparations. Currently, four aspirants are competing for the position of President, following the party’s August Super Delegates Conference, which trimmed down the list of 10 flagbearer hopefuls.
Some of the aspirants who initially made it to the list have opted out of the race, but the NPP is confident that the four remaining candidates are more than capable of leading the party to victory in 2024.
The remaining four aspirants in the race are Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, MP for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, former Agriculture Minister, Dr. Owusu Akoto Afriyie, and former MP for Mampong, Francis Addai-Nimoh.
Although Dr. Bawumia has been tipped by several pollsters to win, they believe he will face stiff competition from Kennedy Agyapong.
The contestants were compelled to sign an undertaking not to resign from the party in case any of them lost.
The election, which will determine a flagbearer to represent the party in the 2024 general elections, will take place in every constituency across all 16 regions of the country.
On the ballot paper, Kennedy Agyapong will be at the top, followed by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the second slot.
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto and former MP for Mampong, Francis Addai Nimo, will be in the third and fourth slots, respectively.