Director of communications at the office of the President, Eugene Kofi Bentum Arhin, has announced his plans to contest the parliamentary primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Awutu Senya West Constituency in the Central Region.

He made the announcement in a Facebook post on Thursday, July 13, 2023.

Although poised for victory, Mr Arhin noted that he would accept a result that indicates otherwise following and fair election.

According to him, his "commitment to ensuring the constituency returns to the fold of the NPP in 2024 is unwavering."

The official announcement came a day before the NPP closes its nominations for ‘orphan’ constituencies. Nominations were opened on June 16 and close on July 14, 2023.

The people of Awutu Senya West are currently represented by Gizella Akushika Tetteh-Agbotui who sides with the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The upcoming NPP primaries is slated for November 4, 2023.

Nominations for constituencies with sitting MPs will be opened from December 20, 2023 to January 4, 2024. Elections will be held on February 24, 2024.

The New Patriotic Party has barred its National, Regional, Constituency Party Executives as well as Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) from contesting incumbent MPs in the upcoming Parliamentary primaries.

It is believed that barring MMDCEs from contesting sitting MPs will curtail any party division.

Source: The Independent Ghana | Andy Ogbarmey-Tettey