{"id":246395,"date":"2024-11-06T05:21:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T05:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/06\/were-still-in-the-race-gfps-patrick-tetteh-refutes-withdrawal-rumours\/"},"modified":"2024-11-06T05:21:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T05:21:12","slug":"were-still-in-the-race-gfps-patrick-tetteh-refutes-withdrawal-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/06\/were-still-in-the-race-gfps-patrick-tetteh-refutes-withdrawal-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe\u2019re still in the race\u201d \u2013 GFP\u2019s Patrick Tetteh refutes withdrawal rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Freedom Party\u2019s (GFP) Parliamentary candidate for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Patrick Tetteh, has denied claims that the party has withdrawn from the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>His statement comes in response to a letter submitted to the Electoral Commission (EC), purportedly signed by the GFP\u2019s National Organiser, Richard Botchway, which indicated the party\u2019s withdrawal following consultations with Akua Donkor\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Citi News, Tetteh insisted he is unaware of any official named Richard Botchway within the party and reaffirmed the GFP\u2019s commitment to the December election.<\/p>\n<p>He clarified that the GFP has already filed its nomination with the EC, endorsing Philip Kwabena Agyemang, also known as \u201cRoman Fada,\u201d as its presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur General Secretary, George Afful, officially notified the EC of our decision to support Roman Fada as our candidate,\u201d Tetteh stated. \u201cAny other letters regarding the Ghana Freedom Party\u2019s participation in the election should be disregarded, as they hold no authority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further explained, \u201cEarlier today, the GFP submitted our nomination to the EC, received by Samuel Tettey, the Deputy Director of Operations for the Electoral Commission. Everything is in place for our participation, so I don\u2019t know where this supposed withdrawal letter originated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no one by the name Richard Botchway in my records as an official executive member of the GFP,\u201d he added, firmly dismissing the withdrawal claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Freedom Party\u2019s (GFP) Parliamentary candidate for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Patrick Tetteh, has denied claims that the party has withdrawn from the 2024 presidential election. 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