The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, vet parliamentary aspirants in ten constituencies where primaries were put on hold.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has endorsed John Dumelo as the parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency ahead of the 2024 general elections.
Former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah has dismissed speculation that he is in the running to become former President John Mahama’s running mate for the 2024 elections.
Parliament on Wednesday drew the curtains on the debate on the 2023 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government.
“The history of the NPP tells us that no President can foist a candidate on the Party against its wishes. The NPP is not that kind of Party. We have never subscribed to a cult of personality. Indeed, our highly-respected former President, the 1st NPP President, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, in the aftermath of my election as NPP Presidential Candidate, by the 2007 National Congress, told the Congress that ‘the Party has its spirit’, a spirit that cannot be ignored.”
President Akufo-Addo has refuted claims that he has thrown his weight behind one of the aspiring candidates in the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearership race.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has decided to extend the deadline for proxy application submissions in the upcoming presidential electoral college elections.