{"id":1189221,"date":"2022-08-24T16:20:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T16:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/24\/i-dont-have-a-preference-in-npp-flagbearership-race-referee-akufo-addo-politics\/"},"modified":"2022-08-24T16:20:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T16:20:47","slug":"i-dont-have-a-preference-in-npp-flagbearership-race-referee-akufo-addo-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/24\/i-dont-have-a-preference-in-npp-flagbearership-race-referee-akufo-addo-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"I Don&#8217;t Have A Preference In NPP Flagbearership Race &#8211; &#8216;Referee&#8217; Akufo-Addo | Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared that he has one more election to win as president &#8211; the 2024 presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, does not have a preferred candidate for the election because his party has yet to elect his successor as flagbearer for the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Akufo-Addo who has been flagbearer over four election cycles &#8211; 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 &#8211; says he does not have a preferred candidate but will do all it takes for the process to elect one free and fair.<\/p>\n<p>The president believes that it is only a free and transparent process that will help to unite the party to go into the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only time I have a preference is shown when I go to vote, but until then I have no preference. My attitude, for now, is a simple one. Just create the condition for a fair transparent process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One that after the competition will unite us. That\u2019s my aim., I will do whatever I can to assist the new leadership of the party &#8230;to organise the process in such a way that is fair so that whoever wins or loses will accept defeat,&#8221; he said on Radio Upper East on Monday, August 22.<\/p>\n<p>The president is in the region as part of his three-day official visit which started on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He has also touted the developmental record of his party in the area of road infrastructure asserting that the record of his government was unprecedented under the Fourth Republic.<\/p>\n<p>The NPP is set to hold presidential primaries next year. Among the purported frontrunners are Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen.<\/p>\n<p>Others include Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, former General Secretary Kwabena Agyapong, Agric Minister Afriyie Osei Akoto and former Railways Minister, Joe Ghartey.<\/p>\n<p>The NPP is looking to &#8216;Break the Eight&#8217; &#8211; as in win a historic third consecutive term in office, which will be the first under the 1992 Constitution.<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of . 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