{"id":1252943,"date":"2022-11-17T19:21:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T19:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/17\/81-cleared-to-contest-ndc-national-executive-polls\/"},"modified":"2022-11-17T19:21:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T19:21:44","slug":"81-cleared-to-contest-ndc-national-executive-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/17\/81-cleared-to-contest-ndc-national-executive-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"81 Cleared to contest NDC national executive polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Chair.jpg\" alt=\"From L-R: Samuel Ofosu Ampofo - Incumbent National Chairman; Johnson Asiedu Nketia - National Chairman hopeful ; Samuel Yaw Adusei - National Chairman hopeful and Nii Armah Ashitey - National Chairman aspirant \" class=\" bd-imagestyles-16\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nFrom L-R: Samuel Ofosu Ampofo &#8211; Incumbent National Chairman; Johnson Asiedu Nketia &#8211; National Chairman hopeful ; Samuel Yaw Adusei &#8211; National Chairman hopeful and Nii Armah Ashitey &#8211; National Chairman aspirant <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>The National Democratic Congress (NDC) yesterday concluded the process of vetting and balloting of positions for the various aspirants contesting for the national executive positions of the party.<\/h2>\n<p>A total of 81persons, according to the National Elections Directorate of the party, went through the vetting and balloting processes to enable them to compete in the elections slated for December 17, 2022, in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>The positions that are up for grabs in the national contest are Chairman, Vice-Chairman, General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary, Organiser and Deputy Organiser, Communication Officer and Deputy Communication Officer.<\/p>\n<p>The rest are Women\u2019s Organiser and Deputy Women\u2019s Organiser, Youth Organiser and Deputy Youth Organiser, Zongo Caucus Coordinator and National Executive Committee members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key positions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The key positions that would be hotly contested are the Chairman, General Secretary, National Organiser, Women\u2019s Organiser and Youth Organiser.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Candidates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the National Chairman position, four stalwarts of the party would lock horns in that contest.<\/p>\n<p>They are the incumbent National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the incumbent General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia; a former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Armah Ashitey, and a former Deputy Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Yaw Adusei.<\/p>\n<p>Those who will slug it out for the General Secretary position, are the current Director of Elections, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah; a former Minister and MP for Ketu South, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, and the incumbent Deputy General Secretary, Dr Peter Boamah Otokunor.<br \/>For the National Organiser position, four persons are contesting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inread\" align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mdundo.com\/widget_song\/2107957\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"125\" width=\"300\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1668429065_581_uT5R4nnA_o.png\" alt=\"Get New DJ Mixes\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\" From L-R: Fifi Fiavi Kwetey - Aspirant for General Secretary; Dr Peter Boamah Otokunor - General Secretary hopeful and Elvis Afriyie Ankrah - Aspirant for General Secretary \" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gsec.jpg\" alt=\" From L-R: Fifi Fiavi Kwetey - Aspirant for General Secretary; Dr Peter Boamah Otokunor - General Secretary hopeful and Elvis Afriyie Ankrah - Aspirant for General Secretary \" width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p>They are Joseph Yamin, Sidii Abubakar Musah, Solomon Yaw Nkansah and the incumbent, Joshua Hamidu Akamba.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"From L-R: Joseph Yamin - National Organiser hopeful; Sidii Abubakar Musah  - National Organiser hopeful; Solomon Yaw Nkansah - National Organiser hopeful and Joshua Akamba \u2014 Incumbent National Organiser \" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Organiser.jpg\" alt=\"From L-R: Joseph Yamin - National Organiser hopeful; Sidii Abubakar Musah  - National Organiser hopeful; Solomon Yaw Nkansah - National Organiser hopeful and Joshua Akamba \u2014 Incumbent National Organiser \" width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p>No other person has filed to contest the position of Communication Officer apart from the incumbent, Sammy Gyamfi.<\/p>\n<p>The Women\u2019s Organiser contest would be a straight fight between the incumbent, Dr Hanna Louisa Bisiw and Margaret Ansei, a former MCE for Suhum.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\" Dr Hanna Louisa Bisiw \u2014 Incumbent Women\u2019s Organiser and Margaret Ansei \u2014 Women\u2019s Organiser hopeful \" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/women.jpg\" alt=\" Dr Hanna Louisa Bisiw \u2014 Incumbent Women\u2019s Organiser and Margaret Ansei \u2014 Women\u2019s Organiser hopeful \" width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Youth Organiser contest would be between the incumbent, George Opare Addo, and the Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser, Brogya Genfi.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"George Opare Addo \u2014 Incumbent Youth Organiser and Brogya Genfi \u2014 National Youth Organiser hopeful \" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Youth.jpg\" alt=\"George Opare Addo \u2014 Incumbent Youth Organiser and Brogya Genfi \u2014 National Youth Organiser hopeful \" width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"24b81e371f35ba9adb21444f-text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '771749920311523', {}, {agent: 'pljoomla'});\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script type=\"24b81e371f35ba9adb21444f-text\/javascript\">(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t\t\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\t\t\t  js = d.createElement(s); 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