Ashanti NPP Executive Addresses Kwesi Nyantakyi Corruption Concerns Ahead Of Ejisu Primary

• The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party has downplayed the corruption concerns surrounding Kwesi Nyantakyi
• The Ashanti NPP executive said no court in Ghana has found Kwesi Nyantakyi guilty of corruption
• The NPP has scheduled the primary for April 13, 2024, after opening nominations on April 2, 2024

The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Adom Appiah, has said there is nothing holding back former football administrator Kwesi Nyantakyi from contesting the party's Ejisu parliamentary primary despite corruption concerns.

Former Ghana Football Association President Nyantakyi, who was implicated in an Anas Aremeyaw Anas football corruption exposé in 2018 and banned from football activities, picked up forms for the primary.

The release of a corruption investigation in June 2018 led to Nyantakyi's resignation from his role as President of the Ghana Football Association and his subsequent 15-year ban from FIFA.

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Adom told Citi News that no court had found Nyantakyi guilty of corruption. He also said Nyantakyi had not admitted any guilt despite Nyantakyi admitting to trying to indirectly give money to Anas allegedly to kill the story.

The NPP Ashanti Regional Secretary also suggested that it was up to the vetting committee to review Nyantakyi’s credentials.

“It is up to the vetting committee to peruse his documents filed... I don’t think for now there is a case against Mr Nyantakyi."

The NPP has scheduled the primary for April 13, 2024, after opening nominations on April 2, 2024.

Candidates got nomination forms after paying a non-refundable application fee of GH¢3,000.

Candidates must pay a non-refundable filing fee of GH¢35,000 when submitting the form.

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Women, persons under 40 and persons with disabilities benefited from a 50% discount on the filing fees, reducing their non-refundable filing fee to GH¢17,500.

Stephen Amoah appointed deputy finance minister following Kumah's death

YEN.com.gh reported that President Nana Akufo-Addo reassigned Nhyiaeso MP Stephen Amoah to the Finance Ministry After John Apontuah Kumah's death.

Amoah was the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry until he was reassigned by the president.

John Kumah, the previous deputy finance minister and Ejisu MP, died on March 7, at about 12:40pm, at the Suhum Government Hospital.

Source: YEN.com.gh