The Board Chairman of the National Theatre, Nana Fredua Agyeman Ofori-Atta, has picked nomination forms to contest on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Okaikoi South.
He was accompanied by some party supporters while others waited for him at the party’s constituency office at Bubuashie in Accra last Wednesday.
Rationale
He said he had served the party since its inception in 1992 and it was time he contested as a parliamentary candidate for the party.
“I have also been actively involved in politics in this constituency and right now, I think its about time we opened up the system to involve everybody. I have an idea about how things should go and I’m proposing a more dynamic, exciting and involving system which is far better than what we are experiencing,” Nana Ofori-Atta added.
Unity
The constituency secretary, Mr George Nii-Kortei Quaye, who handed the forms to Nana Ofori-Atta, said the office was opened to any party member who was willing to contest for the primaries.
“We want to have a very peaceful election this time round, no one will be bias towards anybody because at the end of the day, we all must support the winner to also win the seat for the party. Let’s all unite and ensure the success of the party,” he said.
The incumbent Member of Parliament for Okaikoi South is Mr Ahmed Arthur.
Background
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), opened nominations for its upcoming presidential and parliamentary primaries on January 20.
The election is slated for April 25, 2020.
Aspiring presidential candidates are required to pay GH¢200,000 as filing fees while the flag bearer aspirants will pay a non-refundable application fee of GH¢20,000 for nomination forms, the party’s General Secretary, John Boadu, disclosed last week.
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The Akuffos and Ofori Attahs are now on rampage, taking over any good thing they survey. After all, Nana Akuffo Addo and his cousin Ofori Attah, the Finance minister, will use every trick to help their own gain advantage over any person challenging them. The ethnocentric agenda meant to entrench the family and friends government must prevail. Ad for the "***barred word***" empty-head sycophant following the elephant party like zombies, the least said about them, the better.
Ahmed Arthur not developing the area is part of a political conspiracy. The president is starving him of development projects so he can make the current MP unpopular and make way for his family member. We know this trick, Kokofu ball
Nana, though I no longer live in the area, you have my support. I have not transferred my vote so I am a voter in the constituency. Ahmed Arthur the incumbent is just there and roads in the constituency are in such a terrible shape unlike Nana Akomeah's time....Let Ahmed Arthur come and tell us "no size" again and let's see the outcome.