Edward Agyekum Kufuor has pulled out of the upcoming primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, with barely three days to the primary on Saturday, December 29.
The second son of former President John Kufuor had successfully passed through vetting, but his withdrawal was confirmed on Wednesday evening.
The businessman and reverend Minister who’s not known in politics, did not give much details for his withdrawal, except to say it was for personal reasons.His withdrawal will come as a surprise to many because he had been tipped to be a likely replacement for the late Emanuel Kyeremanten Agyarko relying largely on his father’s goodwill. Others had also suggested that he could not have won the primary because he is not a grassroots person known by the delegates.
His withdrawal means the contest will be among five persons including a Deputy National Communications Director of the NPP, Mame Yaa Aboagye, Madam Victoria Esinam Ansah Offei, Assembly Member for Legon Electoral Area, Samuel Amankwah, a former constituency youth organizer, and Lydia Alhassan, a widow of the late MP for the area, Emmanuel Agyarko.
The Electoral Commission has set Thursday, January 31, 2019, as the date for the Ayawaso West-Wuogon constituency by-election.
The date was agreed upon at an emergency meeting of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) on Monday, December 24.
Mr. Agyekum Kufuor was filled with optimism when he first decided to contest.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
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I think Kuffour's son is a reverend minister so i believe he had a vision that NPP is going to lose hence his decision to withdraw.
President Kufour doesn't want his son to be part of a corrupt and 419 government
Aluta or whatever, even you have problem with your spelling. It is join and not john. Look before you leap. You see your face? Shame unto you. Next time, think before you write. Don't write before you think
He is a very wise person. He saw the lost the was coming and wouldn't want to go and disgrace himself and father. If you join this nana addo government you will bring shame to yourself, he has seen it.
***barred word*** comment from aluta or whatever he or her calls himself or herself. Is zenator Rawlings not an MP within the NDC? Will they also be left out in you so called revolution? what did June 4 achieve? Corruption in NDC is worse than any where in the world.A party that killed someone for borrowing 50 old Ghana cedis is asking aspirant to pay 4.2billion old cedis and you've shut your beek. Fooooool
WHY HIS WITHDRAWAL? WHO ADVISED HIM TO JOHN THE RACE AND WHO COUNTER-ADVISED HIM TO QUIT THE RACE? NPP CAN DECIDE TO MAKE THE PARTY A TWO MONARCHY PARTY FOR KUFFOUR AND NANA ADDO IN GHANA. WE ***barred word*** ABOUT THAT. WHEN THE DAY OF REAL ACCOUNTABILITY COMES FROM THE MASSES IT WILL BE WORSE THAN JUNE 4TH 1979 SINCE CIVILIANS WILL BE MADE TO ACCOUNT RATHER THAN THE SECURITY FORCES AS IT HAPPENED IN JUNE 4TH 1979. EVEN PARTY EXECUTIVES WOULD NOT BE LEFT OUT SINCE THEY HIDE BEHIND AND PUSH THE AUTHORITIES TO ACT AGAINST THE WILL OF THE MASSES
Good idea!