A Political Science Lecturer, Dr. Evans Aggrey, is advising the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to go ahead with its October Congress.<\/p>\n
This, he said will make the marketing of the winner to Ghanaians \u201ca little bit easier\u201d because \u201c\u2026the person who actually wins the flagberarship slot has the wide legitimacy and has a lot of support within the party.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some party members and political commentators are urging the leadership of the NPP to allow the winner of Sunday\u2019s Super Delegates Congress, Nana Akufo-Addo to represent the party in the 2016 general elections without any contest.<\/p>\n
Nana Addo won the elections by an overwhelming majority by polling 598 votes representing 81.28% of the total valid votes cast.<\/p>\n
The super delegates\u2019 congress reduce the number of presidential aspirants from seven to five as stated in the party\u2019s constitution.<\/p>\n
But the results from Sunday\u2019s election are fueling calls for the October congress to be called off.<\/p>\n
However, in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong>, Dr. Aggrey advised that every delegate must be allowed to partake in the process of choosing a flagbearer,<\/p>\n According to him, Sunday\u2019s result is indicative that \u201cNana Addo remains a top dog within the group and the rest are underdogs.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut the rest being there are also critical because a party must also have succession plan; being that there are equally credible candidates who on a very good day can also step in the shoes of those who are virtually fading out,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n Dr. Aggrey added that it is critical \u201cthat other actors also decide that they are also competent enough to also occupy the flagbearership position and then ultimately contest general elections.\u201d<\/p>\n He remarked that the trend over the world and throughout history is \u201cthe right to vote and be voted for\u201d therefore the leadership of the NPP must stick to the original plan.<\/p>\n \u201cWithin the parties, the trend has been that you would want as many people as possible to have a say in who becomes the flagbearer and that is why some political analysts have hailed the NPP\u2019s decision to expand the base so that more and more people will take part in the process,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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