Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, a flagbearer candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), will submit his nomination papers at the party’s Asylum Down headquarters in Accra today, June 19, 2023.
Several party veterans, including former national and regional officers, former lawmakers, constituency executives, Electoral Area Coordinators, and Polling Station Executives will accompany him.
Dr. Akoto will then address the media and the thousands of party members who support his agenda right after the nomination forms are submitted.
According to those close to the intelligent politician, Dr. Akoto will deliver a speech that is profound and will expand on his vision for the party and the nation as a whole.
This vision, if adopted and implemented, will change the fortunes of the party and massively transform Ghana’s economy, according to Dr. Akoto’s close associates.
- Dr. Afriyie Akoto advises investors to put money into Ghana’s agricultural industry for significant returns.
- The youth require employment, and the agricultural sector holds the key – Dr. Afriyie Akoto
The nomination forms were picked on behalf of the former Minister for Food and Agriculture by a group of farmers and friends on May 29, 2023, as a sign of support for his presidential ambition.
By filing the nomination forms on Monday, the two-time Member of Parliament for Kwadaso, will be the third aspiring candidate to file his nomination forms after former Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
Both Alan and Bawumia submitted their forms on Monday, June 12, 2023, and Friday, June 16, 2023, respectively.
On May 26, 2023, the NPP began accepting nominations. Candidates had until June 24 to submit their applications.
Ten candidates have so far taken up nomination papers to run for the NPP’s flagbearer position.
They include: Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, a former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Mr Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, the immediate past Minister of Trade and Industry, Kwabena Adjei Agyapong, a former General-Secretary of the Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, and Joe Ghartey, the Member of Parliament for Essikadu-Ketan and former Minister of Railway Development.
The rest are Boakye Agyarko, former Minister of Energy, Prof. Addai Nimoh, former MP for Mampong, Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, a former Minister of Trade and Industry, and Kwadwo Nsafoa Opoku, an expert in energy and related matters.
A Special Delegates Congress will be held on August 26, 2023, to select five of the presidential aspirants.
The top five aspirants will then contest for the flagbearer slot on December 4, 2023, to elect one to lead the party in the 2024 general elections.
