NPP Ashanti disqualifies 9, approves 106 for primaries
The Ashanti Regional branch of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has released a list of parliamentary candidates shortlisted for its primaries across 44 constituencies.
One hundred and twenty-one aspiring candidates had hopes of contesting. But only 106 made the cut, with nine being disqualified after 10 days of vetting by the party’s National Parliamentary Vetting Committee. The finalists for the April 25 primaries comprise 12 females and 94 males. Five aspiring candidates voluntarily withdrew from the contest and 14 are going unopposed.
Below is the full list:
*SUAME CONSTITUENCY*
1) Hon Osei Kyei Mensah – Bonsu
*SUBIN CONSTITUENCY*
1) Hon Eugene Boakye Antwi
2) Joseph Boakye Danquah
3) Frank Doudo
*ATWIMA NWABIAGYA SOUTH*
Hon Emmanuel Adjei Anhwere
*OLD TAFO*
1) Dr. Louise Carole Serwa Donkor
2) Emmanuel Obeng
3) Ekow Vincent
4) Lord Inusah Lansa
5) Prince Odeneho Oppong
6) Archibold Ntiri
*EJISU*
1) Hon Kwabena Owusu Adoumi
2) John Kumah
3) Abena Pokua Amoah-Boatey
*ASANTE AKIM CENTRAL*
1) Hon Kwame Anyimadu Antwi
2) Kofi Nkansah Ofori
*NHYIAESO*
1) Hon Kennedy Kwasi Kankam
2) Stephen Amoah
*ASANTE AKIM NORTH*
1) Hon Andy Appiah Kubi
2) Kwadwo Baah Agyemang (recommended subject to the lifting of suspension by the regional party within 21 days)
*KWABRE EAST*
Hon Francisca Oteng-Mensah
*EFFIDUASI ASOKORE*
1) Hon Dr. Ayew Afriyie
2) Kwame Adom Appiah
*MANHYIA SOUTH*
1) Hon Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh
*MANHYIA NORTH*
1) Hon Collins Owusu Amankwa
2) Akwasi Konadu
*AKROFUOM*
1) Kwabena Pobi
2) Sarfo Maxwell
3) Mrs. Faustina Araba Boakye
4) Francis Agyei Amponsah
5) George Obeng Frimpong
6) Blankson Tetteh.
*BANTAMA*
1) Hon Okyem Aboagye
2) Francis Asenso Boakye
*ASOKWA*
1) Hon Patricia Appiagyei
*KUMAWU*
1) Hon Philip Bosoa
2) Robert Ahomka Lindsay
3) Dr. Phillip Ababio
4) Edward Kofi Osei
*AHAFO ANO SOUTH WEST*
1) Hon Johnson Kwaku
Adu
*BEKWAI*
1) Hon Joe Osei Owusu
*KWADASO*
1) Hon Dr. S.K Nuamah
2) Dr. Kingsley Nyarko
3) Dr. Frimpong Manu
4) Josephine Hilda Addo.
*OFFINSO NORTH*
1) Hon Collins Ntim
*ASANTE AKIM SOUTH*
1) Hon Kwaku Asante Boateng
2) William Amoah
3) Bice Obuor Osei Kufour
4) Edmund Oppong Peprah
5) Eric Amofa
*AFIGYA KWABRE SOUTH*
1) Hon William Owuraku Aidoo
*BOSOME FREHO*
1) Hon Joyce Adwoa Ako Dei
2) Peter Adjei Agyeman
3) Akwasi Darko Boateng
*AFIGYA SEKYERE EAST*
1) Hon. Mavis Nkansah Boadu
*BOSOMTWE*
1) Hon Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum
*NEW EDUBIASE*
1) Hon George Oduro
*MAMPONG*
1) Hon. Kwaku Apramtwum Sarpong
2) Francis Addai Nimo
3) Ben Arthur
*AHAFO ANO SOUTH EAST*
1) Hon Francis Manu Adabor
*OFORIKROM*
1) Hon Dr. Emmanuel Marfo
2) Dr. Emmanuel Yaw Adu Amankwa
*ATWIMA MPONUA*
1) Hon Isaac Kwame Asiamah
*ODOTOBIRI*
1) Hon Emmanuel AKwasi Gyamfi
2) Anthony Mmieh
*MANSO ADUBIA*
1) Hon Yaw Frimpong Addo
2) Dr. Kofi Osei Afoakwa
*ADANSI ASOKWA*
1) Hon K.T Hammond
2) Sammy Binfoh Darkwa
*OBUASI EAST*
1) Hon Dr. Patrick Boakye Yiadom
2) Samuel Akwasi Owusu
3) Enock Afoakwa
*OBUASI WEST*
1) Hon Kwaku Kwarteng
2) Faustina Oppong Sarfo
3) Golfred Banin
*ATWIMA NWABIAGYA NORTH*
1) Hon Benito Owusu Bio
2) Frank Yeboah
*ATWIMA KWANWOMA*
1) Hon Dr. Kojo Appiah – Kubi
2) Nana Owusu Acheampong
3) Kofi Amankwa-Manu
*MANSO NKWANTA*
1) Hon Quarm Joseph Albert
2) Emmanuel Oppong Boakye
3) Grace Addo
4) Owusu Mensah
5) George Obeng
*JUABEN CONSTITUENCY*
1) Hon Ama Pomaa Boateng
2) Francis Kwabena Frimpong Owusu
3) Alexander Kofi Oppong Poku
*OFFINSO SOUTH*
1) Hon Ben Abdallah Banda
2) Desmond Chris Appiah
3) Dr. Isaac Yaw Poku
*AFIGYA KWABRE NORTH*
1) Hon Nana Marfo Amaniampong
2) Collins Adomako Mensah
3) Opoku Ware Sampson
4) Daniel Dwete Ajare
5) Peter Antwi Bosiako
6) Raymond Opoku
*AHAFO ANO NORTH*
1) Hon Suleman Adamu Sanid
*NSUTA, KWAMAN, BEPOSO*
1) Hon Kwame Asafo-Adjei
2) Alhaji Kofi Bayeh
3) Adelaid Yaa Agyeiwa Ntim
*FOMENA*
1) Hon Andrew Asiamah Amoako
2) Phillip Owusu Asante