{"id":596718,"date":"2019-03-06T15:05:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T15:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"<br><p>Sammi Awuku wants party faithful to eschew complacency and see the opposition NDC as a serious contender.<\/p><div>\n<!-- \/1002554\/MJO_Announcement_250X340 -->\n<!-- <div id='div-gpt-ad-1550929497923-0' style='float:right;z-index: 996;height:340px; wi"},"modified":"2019-03-06T15:05:56","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T15:05:56","slug":"npp-kick-starts-process-to-retain-power-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/03\/06\/npp-kick-starts-process-to-retain-power-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP kick-starts process to retain power in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Sammi Awuku wants party faithful to eschew complacency and see the opposition NDC as a serious contender.<\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- \/1002554\/MJO_Announcement_250X340 --><br \/>\n<!-- \n\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1550929497923-0' style='float:right;z-index: 996;height:340px; width:250px;'>\n\n<\/div>\n\n --><br \/>\n<!-- 8th March (2wks) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;z-index: 996;height:340px; width:250px;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/03\/glauc-new.jpg\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p>National Executives of the governing New Patriotic Party have begun processes to retain power in 2020. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The team, led by the party\u2019s national organiser Sammi Awuku, has been engaging the Upper West regional leadership of the party and vibrant groups within the party on how to effectively strategise for election 2020. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline\/mjo-article-leaderboard_mid-1 --><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Awuku addressing a section of the media, described the atmosphere as one that smacks of absolute determination and commitment by the teeming party leadership and members, to work hard for a convincing victory for the NPP in the 2020 elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019The team spirit exhibited by our party folks was awesome with a great sense of Commitment for the task ahead in 2020,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline\/mjo-article-leaderboard_mid-2 --><\/p>\n<p>He added that at the core of the national leadership\u2019s message to the party leadership across the country, is the fact that they should eschew complacency and also regard the opposition National Democratic Congress as a serious contender.<\/p>\n<p>He said the team will be touching base with the rest of the leaders across the Northern part of the country with a firm conviction that the NPP will be prepared for a spirited 2020 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Sammi Awuku is accompanied by the National Women\u2019s Organiser, Kate Gyamfuah and the National Youth Organiser Henry Nana Boakye.<\/p>\n<p>The team which also includes the National Nasara Coordinator, Abdul Aziz Haruna Futa, has\u00a0already been to Bole and Sawla in the Northern Region and Wa in the Upper West Region.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline\/mjo-article-leaderboard_mid --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.10&appId=1559506714349564\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sammi Awuku wants party faithful to eschew complacency and see the opposition NDC as a serious contender. 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