The chairpersons of the New Patriotic Party (NPP’s) overseas branches have officially joined other party’ members putting pressure on the leadership to scrap their October 18 national congress and allow Nana Akufo-Addo who overwhelmingly won Sunday’s Super Delegates Congress to stand unopposed.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Monday, the party’s Chairman in China, Dr. Charles Dwamena who spoke on behalf of his colleagues said the outcome of Sunday’s congress is a reflection of what would happen on October 18th 2014.
The chairmen said it is “a waste of time and resources,” to organize the next congress.
It is aimed at giving over 140,000 delegates the opportunity to choose one person to lead the party in the 2016 presidential race.
Speaking to Citi News Dr. Dwamena said the NPP will remain united behind Nana Addo.
“We believe that what happened yesterday is a true reflection of all our membership. We are saying so because all of us here came to vote as delegates; we didn’t vote in our individual capacities. We held internal elections in our various branches, our people told us whom to vote for [and] we came here to do what our people wanted,” he indicated.
The NPP went to the polls yesterday to reduce to five, the seven candidates bidding to lead the party in the 2016 presidential election.
After the elections Nana Akufo-Addo topped the list with about 81% percent from the total votes cast.
The other four who managed to sail through include Alan Kojo Kyeremanteng, Francis Adai Nimo, Joe Ghartey, and Kofi Osei-Ameyaw. But Joe Ghartey has announced he is no longer interested in contesting.
By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh/citifmonline.com/Ghana