Prof. Kwesi Yankah
A
total of 14 aspirants have filed nominations to contest the New Patriotic Party
(NPP) parliamentary primaries in four orphan constituencies in the Central
Region.
As
part of the processes to select candidates
for the 2020 parliamentary elections, the party opened nominations in the four constituencies that the NPP does
not have sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) and many aspirants have expressed
their desires to represent the party.
The
nominations for the orphan constituencies throughout Ghana were opened on 20th
July 2019 and closed on Saturday, 3rd August.
At
the close of nominations in the Central Region, the14 aspirants picked
nomination forms and filed to contest the parliamentary
primaries in the four orphan constituencies.
Constituencies
The
four constituencies are Agona East, Ajumako Enyan Essiam, Cape Coast South and
Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem, and these seats are being occupied by the
opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
In
Agona East controlled by Qeenstar Pokua Sawyerr, NPP aspirants who filed,
included Prince Yaw Essah, Dr Kennedy Abrokwah and Prof. Kwesi Yankah, who is
the Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education.
In
Ajumako Enyan Essiam where NDC’s Cassiel Ato Forson is the incumbent MP, aspirants
include Elisha Odoom, Ransford Kwesi Nyarko, Dr Rashid Kwesi Etuaful and
Richard Hagan.
In
Cape Coast South, aspirants include Ernest Arthur, Dr Edward Ekow Dsane Selby, Baron
Opia Kojo Mensah, Emmanuel Andoh Perry Mensah and Stephen Jeffery Essien
Dadson.
In
Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem, they are Gerald Mensah Arhin and Dr Samuel Joe
Acquah.
Vetting
According
to a statement issued by the party, vetting of the aspirants is scheduled to
take place on Monday, 12th August 2019 at the NPP head office in the
Central Region.
NPP has 19 sitting MPs in the Central Region.
BY Melvin Tarlue
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