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Election 2024: NPP Replaces Nkawkaw Parliamentary Candidate With David Asante
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Election 2024: NPP Replaces Nkawkaw Parliamentary Candidate With David Asante

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has replaced Nkawkaw Parliamentary candidate Joseph Frempong
  • David Asante, the current Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Publishing Company Limited, has replaced Frempong
  • The NPP’s decision was made during an emergency meeting held in Accra on September 3, 2024

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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has replaced Nkawkaw Parliamentary candidate Joseph Frempong ahead of the 2024 parliamentary elections.

David Asante, the current Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Publishing Company Limited, has replaced him.

NPP Replaces Nkwakaw Parliamentary Candidate With David Asante
David Asante heads the Ghana Publishing Company Limited. Source: David Asante
Source: Facebook

The decision was made during an emergency meeting held in Accra on September 3, 2024.

Class FM reported that the replacement is due to Joseph Frempong's ill health.

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His health condition is believed to prevent him from engaging in the demanding campaign activities required for the upcoming elections.

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Asante, a native of Nkwakaw, previously contested in the party's parliamentary primaries in January 2024 but was defeated by the incumbent, Joseph Frempong.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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