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An aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Francis Addai-Nimoh will formally announce his decision to contest the party’s presidential primary on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
Mr Addai-Nimoh who spoke exclusively to an undisclosed source revealed that the ceremony will take place at 10 am at the GNAT Hall in Accra. He contested in the NPP’s presidential primary in 2014 and lost the bid.
Born March 23, 1965, Mr Addai-Nimoh represented the Mampong Constituency in the Ashanti Region from January 7, 2009 and January 6, 2017. He is a native of Mampong-Nyinampong in the Ashanti Region.
After losing the flagbearer bid, he attempted a re-election in the parliamentary primary of the NPP in 2015 and lost.
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Formally, former Trade and Industry Minister has declared his intention to contest for the Presidential candidate slot of the New Patriotic Party ahead of the 2024 elections. Not only did he declare his intention but also outlined what he intends to achieve when given the no in a press conference on 10th January, 2023,

Prospective Candidates
Ghanaians are also expecting the resigned Agric Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto to also make an official announcement on his intention to contest for NPP’s flagbearership race as well.
New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) constitution states that ministers of state interested in contesting in the flagbearer race of the party should resign their positions to concentrate on their campaigns so that it does not interfere with governance. The above provision accounts for the resignation of the Alan Kyeremanteng and Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto.
H.E Dr. Mahamoud Bawumia is also expected to announce his presidential ambitions as well. Although no official communique has been made in that regard but it is publicly known that the Vice President will contest in the NPP’s Presidential primaries.
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