The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo has cautioned aspirants in the party\u2019s upcoming primaries to desist from using his name to solicit support from delegates.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”NDe0m5NGDrEaMjDcpITX4ovwriR2slSj”]He has also urged the candidates to campaign on their own strength and merit and has pledged to support any candidate who emerges winner at the end of the primaries.<\/p>\n
Nana Addo\u2019s concerns were disclosed by his spokesperson; Mustapha Hamid, in an interview with Citi News<\/strong> following reports that some aspirants have been making claims about Nana Addo\u2019s purported support for them \u00a0in their campaign..<\/p>\n He stressed that Nana Addo is very concerned about the matter because he as a presidential candidate is looking for persons \u201cwho can win in the constituencies and win those constituency seats for us to obtain a majority in Parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n Mustapha Hamid added that it is imperative for the entire party to know that \u201cNana Addo is not sponsoring any particular candidate to contest Parliamentary seats.\u201d<\/p>\n He therefore warned that any candidate who is engaged in that practice \u201cshould desist from using his name.\u201d<\/p>\n The party delegates were also cautioned not to believe any aspirant who claims to have the backing of Nana Addo.<\/p>\n \u201cNana Addo wants everybody to campaign on their own strength and anybody that emerges the winner, he is prepared to work with the fellow to make sure that we win those constituencies,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n Mustapha Hamid threatened that if \u201cit comes to our notice that specific candidates are using Nana Addo\u2019s name to campaign, he [Nana Addo] will confront them or call them before the party\u2019s disciplinary committees.\u201d<\/p>\n The NPP delegates will head to the polls on May 24<\/strong><\/span><\/a> to elect Parliamentary candidates who will represent the party in the 2016 general elections.<\/p>\n The opening of nominations<\/strong><\/span><\/a> which was slated for March 30 has been suspended by the leadership of the party.<\/p>\n However, campaigning has begun in earnest.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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