{"id":169408,"date":"2024-04-08T10:22:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T10:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/08\/ejisu-by-election-npp-clears-9-to-contest\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T10:22:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T10:22:42","slug":"ejisu-by-election-npp-clears-9-to-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/08\/ejisu-by-election-npp-clears-9-to-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Ejisu By-Election: NPP Clears 9 To Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Vetting Committee of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has cleared all nine aspirants for the Ejisu parliamentary primary.<\/p>\n<p>The aspirants are Kwabena Boateng, Dr. Evans Duah, Klinsman Karikari Mensah, Helena Mensah, Jacqueline Abena Pokua Amoah-Boaitey, Portia Baffoe Abronye, Kwesi Nyantakyi, Aaron Prince Duah, and Yaa Akyawmaa Aboagye.<\/p>\n<p>Following the death of MP John Ampontuah Kumah, who was also the NPP candidate in this year\u2019s general election, all nine people picked up nomination forms on Thursday, April 4, to contest the party\u2019s parliamentary primary for the Ejisu Constituency.<\/p>\n<p>The NPP opened nominations on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, and the election is planned for Saturday, April 13, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Following the vetting on Saturday, April 6, 2024, the party indicated that it will shortly issue guidelines for the primary as it prepares for the Ejisu by-election.<\/p>\n<p>The Vetting Committee additionally conducted a ballot for the candidates, with Kwabena Boateng taking the first position and Dr. Evans Duah taking the second.<\/p>\n<p>Klinsman Karikari Mensah took third position, followed by Helena Mensah, Jacqueline Amoah-Boaitey, Portia Baffoe Abronye, Kwesi Nyantakyi, Aaron Prince Duah, and Yaa Akyawmaa Aboagye in fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth place.<\/p>\n<p>NPP Director of Elections, Evans Nimako, told the media that the committee cleared all nine applicants to run in order to provide adequate opportunity for party members interested in running for the MP\u00a0office.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the party\u2019s national executives would meet with the candidates on Tuesday and that they had been urged to run clean\u00a0campaigns to ensure unity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Committee has recommended that all of them be allowed to participate in this contest. Also, we\u2019ve taken them through the ballot and so balloting has also been done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve informed them that the National Executives of the party will meet them on Tuesday,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have been advised by the Committee to conduct a campaign exercise that will bring unity,\u201d Mr. Nimako added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Ernest Kofi Adu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The Vetting Committee of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has cleared all nine aspirants for the Ejisu parliamentary primary. The aspirants are Kwabena Boateng, Dr. Evans Duah, Klinsman Karikari Mensah, Helena Mensah, Jacqueline Abena Pokua Amoah-Boaitey, Portia Baffoe Abronye, Kwesi Nyantakyi, Aaron Prince Duah, and Yaa Akyawmaa Aboagye. 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