{"id":1254075,"date":"2022-11-19T14:35:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T14:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/19\/ndc-clears-81-aspirants-to-contest-national-executives-election\/"},"modified":"2022-11-19T14:35:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T14:35:05","slug":"ndc-clears-81-aspirants-to-contest-national-executives-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/19\/ndc-clears-81-aspirants-to-contest-national-executives-election\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC clears 81 aspirants to contest national executives&#8217; election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"171\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-18-at-12.28.06_1680x412-696x171.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"NDC Chairmanship race\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Thursday concluded the process of vetting and balloting of positions for the various aspirants contesting for the national executive positions of the party. <\/p>\n<p>A total of 81 persons, 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><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/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.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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 \" 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 \"\/><\/figure>\n<p>For the National Organiser position, four persons are contesting.<\/p>\n<p>They are Joseph Yamin, Sidii Abubakar Musah, Solomon Yaw Nkansah and the incumbent, Joshua Hamidu Akamba.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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 \" 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 \"\/><\/figure>\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><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>It\u2019s daylight robbery; I\u2019ll never accept the results \u2013 Defeated NDC Chairman [Audio]<\/h3>\n<h3>Aspiring NDC Chairman robbed [Listen]<\/h3>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m fed up\u2013 Aspiring NDC Chairman backs calls to oust Ofosu Ampofo, Asiedu Nketia<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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 \" title=\" Dr Hanna Louisa Bisiw \u2014 Incumbent Women\u2019s Organiser and Margaret Ansei \u2014 Women\u2019s Organiser hopeful \"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The Youth Organiser contest would be between the incumbent, George Opare Addo, and the Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser, Brogya Genfi.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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 \" title=\"George Opare Addo \u2014 Incumbent Youth Organiser and Brogya Genfi \u2014 National Youth Organiser hopeful \"\/><\/figure>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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