NPP Election: Kennedy Agyapong Urges Delegates to Vote for Right Candidates to Lead Party

NPP Election: Kennedy Agyapong Urges Delegates to Vote for Right Candidates to Lead Party

  • Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has urged delegates to vote for the right national executives to lead the party to victory in 2024
  • The Assin Central legislator asked the delegates to accept monies from candidates seeking to influence their decision but put the party's interest first
  • The NPP will vote for its national executives at the ongoing National Delegates' Conference Saturday, July 16

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Assin Central legislator, Kennedy Agyapong, has urged delegates to vote for the right national executives to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to victory in 2024.

Speaking ahead of the National Delegates' Conference underway on Saturday, July 16, the Ghanaian lawmaker told the delegates to accept gifts and monies from candidates seeking to influence their decision but endeavor to vote for the right candidates.

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The outspoken lawmaker told the delegates to put the party's interest first and elect qualified and deserving persons.

Kennedy Agyapong speaks to delegates ahead of NPP election
Photo of Kennedy Agyapong. Source: nkonkonsa/Joy News
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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will elect new executives at the national level Saturday at the Accra Sports Stadium in the Greater Accra Region.

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Forty-six candidates are vying for 10 executive positions to lead the ruling party to achieve its quest to break the eight and win power in 2024.

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Last week, YEN.com.gh reported that Assin Central legislator, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, expressed sadness over the government's decision to seek economic aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Speaking on the move, the outspoken MP said he was extremely unhappy when he learned the government will commence talks with the Fund.

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''I'm very sad today when I saw the publication that we are going to the IMF; that is what [former president] Mahama was praying for, he has gotten his wish,'' he said in a video.

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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh previously reported that President Nana Akufo-Addo directed Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to begin formal engagements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an economic programme.

The global economic disruption triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war has worsened Ghana's macroeconomy. High public debt, rising inflation, and depleting foreign reserves have destabilised the balance of payment.

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.