NPP presidential aspirants sign undertaking to remain in party after primaries

All four presidential aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have signed an undertaking that binds them to remain in the party even if they fail to get the nod from the delegates in the party’s presidential primary.

The undertaking also mandates them to commit themselves to support whoever is eventually elected as the party’s presidential candidate after the election process.

This was disclosed by the General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Frimpong Kodua at a press conference in Accra.

Per the undertaking, “the aspirants are to accept the primary’s election results, promote peace and cohesion, in the event that they don’t win they will not resign from the party and to support the winner of the primary.

“They are also to ensure and enforce a mechanism that has been established by the party and also to work within the timelines and duration that has been established by the party from now till the results are declared and to respect the decision by the delegates of our party,” Mr. Kodua added.

The NPP will on Saturday, November 4, select a flagbearer for the upcoming 2024 elections.

The four-horse race is between the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, MP for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, former Agric Minister, Dr Owusu Akoto Afriyie, and former MP for Asante Mampong Francis Addai-Nimoh.

Political watchers are already predicting that the primaries will be a major test for Dr. Bawumia and Kennedy Agyapong.

Each of them needs to win the majority of the over 200,000 delegates from all 275 constituencies in order to get the nod to lead the NPP for the next presidential elections.

Whoever emerges as the presidential candidate is crucial as he will eventually face former President John Dramani Mahama of the opposition National Democratic Congress.