Tag Archives: NPP Primaries

The incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the Agona West constituency, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, has been defeated in the Saturday NPP parliamentary primaries. The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection lost her bid to represent the party to Chris Arthur. The chairperson of the Communications Committee of Parliament polled 152 …

Local Governance Expert, Dr. Fred Oduro has stated that in the event of any reshuffle sitting Members of Parliament who lost their seats in the parliamentary primaries will be shown the exit. Information rife indicates that President Akufo-Addo may possibly reshuffle some of his Ministers of State this weekend. This …

Significantly, Mr. Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, who was running for the parliamentary candidacy in the Akyem Swedru constituency of the Eastern Region, has graciously conceded his defeat in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) primaries, held on Saturday, January 27, 2024. Mr. Kwaning-Bosompem, the Controller and Accountant General, expressed confidence in the election’s …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has declared that no winner was officially recognised in the NPP Parliamentary Primaries in Yendi. The absence of a clear winner is attributed to disruptions that occurred during the counting process. Despite the absence of an official declaration, both candidates, Farouk Mahama and Abibata Shani, have …

An Electoral Commission (EC) official stationed at the Yendi New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries has been arrested by the police for allegedly pocketing ballot papers during the counting process. The situation created some confusion at the venue which halted the counting process due to the destruction of the counted ballot …

The Two (2) Retired Police Commissioners of the Ghana Police Service who contested in the New Patriotic Party(NPP) Parliamentary Primaries in the Ashanti Region have both lost their bids. COP(retired) George Alex Mensah and COP(Retired) George Tuffuor were cleared by the party’s vetting committee to contest in the polls slated …

A New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegate in the Berekum East constituency who’s seriously ill defied all odds to vote in the ongoing primaries. The delegate, a young man believed to be in his 30s, was wheeled to the voting centre in a taxi. Though details about his condition and identity …

A tense situation unfolded between Francis Asenso-Boakye, the Member of Parliament for Bantama, and his rival Ralph Agyapong, a lawyer and brother of the outspoken politician, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong. The tension escalated when Francis Asenso-Boakye began singing at the voting centre, a move deemed unprofessional by Ralph Agyapong. Prompt intervention …

Parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Asante Mampong have been suspended after some 35 disgruntled party members obtained an injunction against the exercise. The NPP in Mampong has been embroiled in a legal tussle since February 2022 after some disgruntled party members challenged the validity of polling …

Tension is mounting in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Constituency in the Eastern region following the defacing of posters belonging to one of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary aspirants, Hayford Siaw. Supporters of Hayford Siaw, the CEO of the Ghana Library Authority, confronted individuals who have been defacing Mr Siaw’s posters …