The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has set January 27, 2024, as the date for delegates to choose parliamentary candidates who will represent the party in various constituencies for the upcoming general elections in December.

The party has already finalized its selection of parliamentary candidates in orphan constituencies without sitting MPs.

As of now, the NPP has approved 326 parliamentary aspirants for the January 27 primaries.

Out of the 373 aspirants who initially filed for the contest, 29 are running unopposed, 11 were disqualified, two were referred to the National Executive Committee (NEC), two withdrew, one submitted an incomplete form, and two did not attend vetting, leaving the qualified aspirants at 326 after the vetting process.

Below is the regional breakdown of the MPs not being contested:

Greater Accra Region:Patrick Yaw Boamah – Okaikoi Central MP

Lydia Seyram Alhassan – Ayawaso West Wuogon MP

Dakoa Newman – Okaikwei South MP

Savannah RegionSamuel Abu Jinapor – Damongo MP

Upper West RegionDr Bright Yelviedong Baligi – Lambussie MPAmbrose Dery – Nandom MP

Northern RegionAlhassan Sulemana Tampuli – Gushegu MPAlhaji Iddrisu Habib – Tolon MPMohammed Amin Adam – Karaga MPThomas Mbomba – Tatale/Sanguli MP

Eastern RegionDr. Bryan Yaw Acheampong – Abetifi MP

Michael Okyere Baafi – New Juaben South MP

Frederick Obeng Adom – Upper West Akyem MP

Western NorthAlex Tetteh Djornobuah – Akontombra MP

Bono EastMartin Kwaku Adjei-Mensah Korsah – Techiman South MP

Bono RegionPaul Apreku Twum-Barimah – Dormaa East MP

Ahafo RegionDr Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere – Tano South MP

Central RegionRev. John Ntim Fordjour – Assin South MPDr Festus Awuah Kwofie – Upper Denkyira East MP

Ashanti RegionDr Yaw Osei Adutwum – Bosomtwe MPFrederick Obeng Adom – Upper West Akyem MPDr John Ampontuah Kumah – Ejisu MPDr Nana Ayew Afriyie – Effiduase MPIsaac Yaw Opoku – Offinso South MPAlex Blankson – Akrofuom MP

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is determined to break the eight-year cycle of power in the 2024 general elections. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the 2024 flagbearer of the NPP, has urged all party supporters to exert maximum effort to turn this aspiration into a reality.

On the other hand, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) expresses optimism that the NPP will face defeat in the 2024 general election, attributing it to alleged mismanagement of the economy.