The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will conduct its parliamentary primaries in all the twenty three (23) constituencies in the Central Region.
However Upper Denkyira West constituency has been excluded because the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), Benjamin Kofi Ayeh is performing official duties outside the country.
There are sixty nine (69) aspirants who have been vetted and cleared of which five (5) are going unopposed in the following constituencies; Ekumfi, Komena-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem(KEEA), Assin central, Effutu and Agona East.
The NPP won seven (7) out of the twenty three (23) seats in 2012 parliamentary elections in the central region.
[contextly_sidebar id=”6hUzq2Q3JIkcCC4WUuiyOLwMONSSHavK”]Prof. Dominic Fobi of Assin south after notching up four (4) successive terms opted out this time.
Kennedy Agyapong of Assin central, Alex Afenyo Markins of Effutu and Dr. Nana Ato Atta of KEEA who are sitting MPs are going unopposed.
Three(3) sitting MPs are been fiercely contested in the following constituencies; Hon. Benjamin Ayeh of Upper Denkyira West, Hon. Nana Amoako of Upper Denkyira East and Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson of Ewutu Senya East.
Eight (8) female aspirants are also contesting with the hope of becoming law makers.
Delegates in Mfantseman constituency would converge on Training and Courses centre at Saltpond to cast their votes, Assin south at Methodist church, Adubeasi; KEEA at Oxford preparatory school, Kissi; Cape Coast north at Auditorium 800, UCC science; Awutu Senya west at catholic church, Senya; Ajumako Enyan Esiam at Enyanmaam; and Agona West at Town hall, Agona Swedru, just to mention a few.
The Regional Secretary for the party, Kwamena Duncan told Citi news’ they are fully prepared for the task of conducting the parliamentary primaries on Saturday.
Below is the list of aspirants in the Central Region:
MFANTSEMAN
ROBERT QUAINOO ARTHUR
KEN KELLY ESSUMAN
EKOW KWANSAH HAYFORD
EKUMFI
FRANCIS KINGSLEY ATO CUDJOE
ABURA ASEBU KWAMANKESE
KOBINA NYANTEH
JOB ACQUAH-MENSAH
ELVIS MORRIS DONKOR
ASSIN SOUTH CONSTITUENCY
JOHN NTIM FORDJOUR
AUGUSTINE ABANKWAH
PROF. NATHAN KOBBINA AUSTIN
JAMES K. DAMTSE
ANTHONY ATTA BOSOMPEM
PROF. KINGSFORD ADABOH
ASSIN CENTRAL
KENNEDY OHENE AGYAPONG (INCUMBENT)
ASSIN NORTH
EBENEZER APPIAH-KUBI
ELIZABETH TENKORANG
ABENA DUROWAA MENSAH
JAMES OPOKU-DARKO
UPPER DENKYIRA
GABRIEL ERTIE QUARM
NANA AMOAKO (INCUMBENT)
RAYMOND OFOSU-KWABE
RICHMOND ANANE ADABOH
RICHARD DODOU
UPPER DENKYIRA WEST
SAMUEL NSOWAH-DJAN
BEN KOFI AYEH (INCUMBENT)
TWIFO ATTI-MOKWAA
ABRAHAM DWUMAH ODOOM
NICHOLAS AYENSU
HEMANG LOWER DENKYIRA
BEN DONKOH
LAWRENCE AGYINSEM
BRIGHT WIREKO-BROBBEY
KEEA
Dr. STEPHEN NANA ATO ARHTHUR
CAPE COAST
Dr. (Mrs) HENRIETTA ABANE
Dr. WELLINGTON DAVID ASSAW
BARBARA ASHA AYISI
PHILIP LONGDON
CAPE COAST SOUTH
LAWYER MICHAEL ARTHUR DADZIE
GEORGE ALFRED THOMPSON
PERRY MENSAH
AWUTU SENYA WEST
EMMANUEL ABBIW MENSAH
PATRICK AMOAKOH
JOSEPH AIDOO
MOSES NKANSAH
GEORGE NENYI ANDAH
EMMANUEL EGYIRI ESSIBU
AWUTU SENYA EAST
ADBUL TARICK BONSU
MAVIS HAWA KOOMSON (INCUMBENT)
EFFUTU
ALEX AFENYO-MARKIN (INCUMBENT)
GOMOA CENTRAL CONSTITUENCY
NAANA EYIAH QUANSAH
EBENEZER JOE SAM
EDWARD KETU CUDJOE
GOMOA EAST
KOJO ASOMANI
RICHARD PANFORD
MC JEWELS ANNAN
SAMUEL AIKINS
MARCUS YAW DANSO
JULIANA OSEI BONSU
GOMOA WEST
CHARLES REINDOLF
LAWYER ALEX KOJO KOM ABBAN
WILLIAMS ABAKAH
KOJO ABASS ACQUAH
ISAAC DOOMSON
AJUMAKO ENYAN ESIAM
KOJO AFFUL-TURKSON
JOHN K. AMISSAH
RANSFORD K. NYARKO
ASIKUMA ODOBEN BRAKWA
ANTHONY EFFAH
EMMANUEL AGYEI DOOMSON
AGONA WEST
CYNTHIA MORRISON
MTHIAS AGYEI
AGONA EAST
JAMES OWUSU BARNES
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By: Akwesi Koranteng/citifmonline.com/Ghana