These are the most uninspiring presidential candidates NPP has ever presented – Bernard Mornah
Former National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), and Convener of AriseGhana, Bernard Mornah, has expressed disappointment in the candidates vying for the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s flagbearer position in the ongoing primary.
Mr Mornah believes these candidates lack the inspirational quality that the party is known for.
Speaking on JoyNews’ News File, he expressed skepticism about the NPP’s ability to break the eight-year political cycle in Ghana’s history, emphasising that this should be a concern to the party’s leadership.
“I wish the New Patriotic Party well but I must say that for the first time that I have lived to be fully active in party politics, this is the most uninspiring array of presidential candidates that the New Patriotic Party has ever presented.”
This critical poll involves over 200,000 party delegates and is seen as a pivotal step in breaking the eight-year election cycle pattern in Ghana.
The delegates, who make up the Electoral College comprise Members of Parliament, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, ministers and their deputies, foundation members of the NPP, members of the party’s National Council and patrons and council of elders.
The rest are regional party officers, constituency officers, constituency patrons, constituency elders, electoral area coordinators, polling station executives, overseas branches and members of Tescon, the tertiary students’ wing of the party.
The four contenders in the race are Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, former Food and Agric Minister, Dr Owusu Akoto Afriyie, and former MP, Francis Addai-Nimoh.
While Dr. Bawumia is considered a frontrunner, Kennedy Agyapong is expected to compete strongly, after he shockingly emerged second during the party’s super delegates conference ahead of former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen.
Source: Ghana News
