{"id":671740,"date":"2019-08-04T18:56:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T18:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p>A total of 14 aspirants have reportedly filed nominations to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) orphan constituencies\u2019 parliaments primaries in the Central Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the processes for  selecting parliamentary candidat"},"modified":"2019-08-04T18:56:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T18:56:21","slug":"14-file-nominations-for-npp-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/04\/14-file-nominations-for-npp-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"14 File Nominations For NPP Primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A total of 14 aspirants have reportedly filed nominations to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) orphan constituencies\u2019 parliaments primaries in the Central Region.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the processes for  selecting parliamentary candidates  for the 2020 parliamentary elections, the  ruling New Patriotic Party  opened nominations  in the four constituencies that the   party does not have sitting Members of Parliament( Orphan Constituencies) in the Central region  on July 20, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Nomination was closed on the 3rd of August, 2019. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG-20190804-WA0008-1-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241293\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p>At the close of  nominations, in all,  14 aspirants picked up  nomination forms and as well filed to contest  the parliamentary primaries in the four  orphan constituencies. <\/p>\n<p>Constituencies<\/p>\n<p>The four constituencies are Agona East, Ajumako, Enyan Essiam, Cape Coast South, and Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is having Member of Parliament (MPs) in all the four constituencies mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>In Agona East, aspirants who filed included Prince Yaw Essah, Dr. Kennedy <br \/>Abrokwah, Prof. Kwesi Nyankah.<\/p>\n<p>At Ajumako Enyan Essiam where NDC\u2019s Cassiel Ato Forson is the incumbent MP, aspirants included Elisha Odoom,  Ransford Kwesi Nyarko, Dr Rashid  Kwesi  Etuaful and Richard Hagan.<\/p>\n<p>For Cape Coast South, aspirants included Ernest Arthur, Dr. Edward   Ekow Dsane Selby,  Baron  Opia Kojo Mensah, <br \/>Emmanuel Andoh Perry  Mensah and Stephen Jeffery  Essien Dadson.<\/p>\n<p>In Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem, they are Gerald  Mensah  Arhin, Dr Samuel Joe Acquah.<\/p>\n<p>Vetting<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement issued by the party, vetting of the aspirants is scheduled to take place on Monday, August 12, 2019, at the NPP\u2019s head office in the Central Region.<\/p>\n<p>NPP has 19 sitting MPs in the Central Region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BY Melvin Tarlue<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A total of 14 aspirants have reportedly filed nominations to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) orphan constituencies\u2019 parliaments primaries in the Central Region. 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