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Koforidua, Ghana – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the new National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Freddie Worsemawu Blay and the other National Officers who were elected at the Party’s National Delegates’ Conference, held in Koforidua, in the Eastern Region, on Saturday, 7 July, 2018.
Mr Akufo-Addo, in a statement, said the NPP is to be commended for the efficient and successful manner in which the election of new officers, “who are to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years, was conducted. We have shown, once again, that we are the Party that has an abiding faith and belief in multi-party democracy.”
He stated that internal party contests are not about winners and losers but about the party winning and, so, he has urged all the members to rally in unity behind the new national officers and ensure that they record another victory in the 2020 elections, “so we can effect the social and economic transformation of our nation that our people require, and, thereby, help deliver progress and prosperity to them.”
Mr Blay was on Saturday, elected as the substantive Chairman of the NPP.
Mr Blay polled 3,021 votes as against 2,515 of his closest contender and four-time aspirant Stephen Ntim.
The dark horse in the race for the chair slot, Dr Richard Amoako Baah polled 18 votes.
The acting General Secretary John Boadu also won as substantive General Secretary with 4,277 beating his only opponent Richard Ahiagbah who polled 1,274 votes.
In the National Organiser race, former Youth Organiser, Sammi Awuku also won by a landslide 4,913 votes while his other two contenders Suleiman A Sadik and Emmanuel Kodua polled 466 and 142, respectively.
Mr Kwabena Abakwah Yeboah was maintained by the delegates with a vote of 2,492. His other contenders Nuhu Mahama and Mary Oduro polled 1,050 and 1,004 votes, respectively.
For the Youth Organiser race, Nana Boakye won by 423 votes with his closest contender Dominic Eduah polling 243 votes. Former Nasara Coordinator Kamal-Deen polled 102 votes while Appiah Dansah had just 1 vote.
In the NASARA Coordinator race, Abdul Aziz Futa emerged winner out of the 14 contestants with 201 votes with his closest rival Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu polling 123 votes.
Ms Kate Gyamfua also won the Women Organiser slot with 686 votes with Joyce Konokie Zampare polling 109.
With the Vice Chair slot, Rita Asobayire emerged tops with 3,670 votes while F.F. Antoh had 3,185 and Michael Omari Wadie bagging 3,028 votes. A fourth contender Agnes Chigabatia could only garner 636 votes.
Source: ClassFMonline.com
