The leader and flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the rank and file of the party to focus on strengthening the structures of the party in order to win the 2024 elections.
In a post he made on his official Facebook page, the former President reiterated that he did not have any preference with regard to any candidates contesting elections at all levels of the party hierarchy.
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“While I continue to wish all aspirants in our party’s elections all the best, and call for the promotion of unity, I want to re-state that I do not have any preference in any of the elections, and that includes regional and national executive elections.
Let’s work towards Strengthening the Structures of the party for Victory 2024.”
Meanwhile, after successfully organising its regional elections nationwide on Friday the 11th of November, the leadership of the party has concluded the process of vetting and balloting of positions for the various candidates seeking to contest for national executive positions of the party.
A total of 81 persons, according to the National Elections Directorate of the party, went through the vetting and balloting processes to enable them to compete in the elections slated for December 17, 2022, in Accra.
The positions that are up for grabs in the national contest are Chairman, Vice-Chairman, General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary, Organiser and Deputy Organiser, Communication Officer and Deputy Communication Officer.
The rest are Women’s Organiser and Deputy Women’s Organiser, Youth Organiser and Deputy Youth Organiser, Zongo Caucus Coordinator and National Executive Committee members.
Key positions
The key positions that would be hotly contested are the Chairman, General Secretary, National Organiser, Women’s Organiser and Youth Organiser.
Candidates
For the National Chairman position, four stalwarts of the party would lock horns in that contest.
They are the incumbent National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the incumbent General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia; a former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Armah Ashitey, and a former Deputy Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Yaw Adusei.
Those who will slug it out for the General Secretary position, are the current Director of Elections, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah; a former Minister and MP for Ketu South, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, and the incumbent Deputy General Secretary, Dr Peter Boamah Otokunor.
For the National Organiser position, four persons are contesting.
They are Joseph Yamin, Sidii Abubakar Musah, Solomon Yaw Nkansah and the incumbent, Joshua Hamidu Akamba.
No other person has filed to contest the position of Communication Officer apart from the incumbent, Sammy Gyamfi.
The Women’s Organiser contest would be a straight fight between the incumbent, Dr Hanna Louisa Bisiw and Margaret Ansei, a former MCE for Suhum.
The Youth Organiser contest would be between the incumbent, George Opare Addo, and the Ashanti Regional Youth Organiser, Brogya Genfi.
