Day: December 4, 2023

Mr Godknows Bleboo, one of the three aspirants in the Saturday New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary Primaries at Keta Constituency, has pledged to remain loyal to the party despite losing the elections.

In an interaction with Ghana News Agency on Monday, Mr. Bleboo congratulated his contenders especially, Mr. Courage Goldberg-Grimm Lekettey for winning the primaries.

‘This is just an internal contest and now we must all rally behind my brother Courage with our beautiful ideas to change Keta and Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia to break the eight next year.’

Mr. Bleboo, the Municipal Director for National Disaster Management Organisation, was one of the favourites tipped to win the primaries but lost in the duel.

‘I have been with this party since 1994 and served with loyalty, therefore I will not leave this party on any day because I lost a contest,’ Bleboo declared.

‘The delegates have spoken, and we must respect their choice, our next target is to unseat the NDC in Keta,’ a delegate and supporter of Bleboo s
aid.

The New Patriotic Party on Saturday had their Parliamentary Primaries, which featured three candidates; Mr. Godwin Selassie Teyie, who polled 252 votes, Mr. Godknows Bleboo gunning 57 votes and Mr. Courage Hope Goldberg-Grimm Lekettey winning with 288 votes out of the 597 valid votes cast.

Mr. Courage Lekettey will represent the NPP to battle with the incumbent National Democratic Congress’s, Mr Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey on December 7, 2024.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The Sene West Parliamentary Election Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bono East Region has congratulated Mr Joseph Kumah Mackay, the Chief Executive Officer of the Middle Development Authority for his election as the party’s 2024 parliamentary candidate.

The 446 delegates of the party in the constituency reposed their confidence in Mr Mackay who was also the election 2016 and election 2024 parliamentary candidate by giving him 245 votes in the party’s just ended orphan constituency primaries held at Kwame-Danso, the constituency capital.

A statement issued and signed by Mr Maxwell Kofi Nsiah, the Secretary to the Committee and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), also expressed the greatest of joy, rapturous delight and ecstasy for successful primaries.

It also congratulated the rank and file of the party for a transparent, free, fair and peaceful election and praised the other contestants for accepting the outcome of the primaries wholeheartedly.

‘The serene atmosphere with which the
elections were conducted attest to the fact that indeed, the NPP is a beacon of democracy in Africa,’ it said, adding, the ‘maturity, dexterity and civility with which you conducted your individual campaigns is highly commendable.’

‘In fact, there was no loser or winner in the elections. Although individually, Mr Mackay won the elections but collectively the party is the ultimate winner and victor and now primaries are over, we beseech all fellow patriots to bury all individual differences and egos for the sake and interest of the party.’

The statement called on the party people to rally their unflinching support and energies behind the parliamentary candidate, indicating that with unity and togetherness, the party would be able to ‘break the eight-year jinx, and capture the parliamentary seat from the perpetually poorly performing NDC member of Parliament.’

It also commended the security services and officials of the EC appreciating the highest level of professionalism they exhibited, which ultimately cul
minated into the peaceful and credible primaries.

‘The committee further acknowledges without any blemish, the role of the media, national and regional coordinators in ensuring a smooth and a successful process,’ it added, stressing, ‘your imaginable and overwhelming presence, comportment and support, and enthusiastic is an indication that great party is ready and prepared to win the Election 2024’.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Madam Mercy Adu-Gyamfi, a former New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Akwatia, has lost a re-election bid as a parliamentary aspirant for the second consecutive time to Mr Ernest Kumi.

In a straight contest between the two, Madam Adu-Gyamfi popularly known as Ama Sey, polled 268 votes to succumb to Mr Ernest Kumi who garnered 330 votes while Mr Obeng Dankwa had zero.

Popularly known as Ama Sey, the former Member of Parliament, made history in 2016 as she defeated Mr Babal Jamal, former NDC MP in a fierce contest, to become the first female MP for Akwatia.

Madam Adu-Gyamfi was elected MP on the NPP’s ticket in the 2016 general election but lost in her re-election bid in the party’s parliamentary primaries to Mr Ernest Kumi, who eventually lost the seat to the NDC in the 2020 elections.

Ama Sey is one of 19 aspirants and two out of three women who have lost in their bid to get the NPP parliamentary candidature for the 2024 general election.

The other female is Madam Linda Adadevor who lost at Lower-Manya Krob
o primaries.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Mr Joseph Kumah Mackay, elected Sene West Parliamentary has promised to capture the seat this time from the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Mr Mackay, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Middle Belt Development Authority (MBDA) secured 285 votes out of the 446 valid votes, to beat his three other contestants in an election conducted and supervised by the Electoral Commission (EC) at Kwame-Danso.

He said the government had done a lot and improved infrastructure in the area, saying the level of development brought to the entire Sene West District, gave the NPP an upper hand to win the seat and the presidential elections too.

Mr Mackay expressed appreciation to the delegates, entire supporters and Party members in the constituency for their support and the confidence reposed in him once again and asked them to support him to intensify the electioneering campaign.

He emphasised the need for the supporters to avoid any form of complacency, remain humble, reach out and propagate the achievements of t
he government to woo the votes of the masses in the rural communities.

Mr Mackay was also the NPP candidate for 20016 and 2020 promised to ensure that some of the pressing developmental needs of the people were tackled even before the Election 2024.

Source: Ghana News Agency