2020 Elections: NPP to Acclaim Akufo-Addo as Presidential Candidate on June 27

The governing New Patriotic Party will on June 27, 2020, acclaim Nana Akufo-Addo Dankwa as its presidential candidate for the upcoming 2020 general elections.

This was announced in a press release from the party today [June 18, 2020] signed by its General Secretary, John Boadu.

“The NPP will, on Saturday, June 27, 2020, acclaim the sole Candidate who filed his nomination to contest in the 2020 Presidential Primaries, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as the Party’s Presidential Candidate,

“The acclamation of the Presidential Candidate together with his Running Mate will be done at a special National Council meeting of the Party to be held in Accra with the media and relevant stakeholders in attendance” the statement added

Meanwhile, the NPP is expected to organise parliamentary primaries in constituencies it has Members of Parliament on Saturday, June 20, 2020.

The party in today’s statement indicated that, it has lifted the ban on some areas; Gushegu, Dormaa Central and Kwadaso, –where they faced challenges – to hold their parliamentary primaries.

“The Party equally resolved to hold Parliamentary Primaries in Gushegu, Dormaa Central and Kwadaso Constituencies in line with the decision of the Party’s National Executive Committee as follows:

“With the Gushegu Constituency, the Party, after extensive consultation with relevant stakeholders, has, in line with Article 12 of the NPP Constitution, selected Mr. Hassan Tampuli as its Parliamentary Candidate for the Constituency. This follows the decision of the two aspiring Candidates, Hon. Iddi Ziblim and Osman Mahama, to withdraw from the parliamentary contest” the statement noted.

It added that “in Dormaa Constituency, the incumbent Member of Parliament and Minister for Health, Hon. Kwaku Agyemang Manu, shall contest in the Primaries as an Unopposed Candidate following the decision of his sole contender, Dr Yao Yeboah to withdraw from the contest after the implementation of a successful roadmap.

Read full statement from the NPP below