The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Sammi Awuku, has received unanimous endorsement as the 2024 Parliamentary Candidate for the Akropong Constituency in the Eastern region from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).

As the sole nominee in the primary for the constituency, Mr. Awuku was acclaimed by the party during a ceremony held at the Presbyterian College of Education on Saturday.

This development follows the decision of the incumbent NPP MP, Nana Ama Dokua Asiama-Adjei, to contest in the Okaikoi North Constituency of the Greater Accra Region.

The acclamation event, attended by party dignitaries such as Michael Otchere Baafi, MP for New Juaben South and Deputy Trade Minister, Jeff Konadu Addo, the Eastern Regional Chairman of the party, along with some ministers of state and national party executives, took place at the Presbyterian College of Education in Akropong.

Speaking to the delegates after his acclamation, Mr. Awuku, a former National Organizer of the party, expressed that his acclamation represents a call to service.

Awuku, a former National Organizer of the party on the right

"I believe this allows me to contribute towards the growth and development of the area. It will be an honour to represent the interests, concerns, and aspirations of the constituents. This is a call to service."

“It has been a long journey. Over ten to eleven years, together with a few friends, we started this. Wonderful people, they rallied behind me. We engaged the party people, and they kept saying that I would be given the opportunity when the time comes,” he stated.

Mr. Awuku pledged to lead developmental initiatives in the region and foster unity within the party when elected as the Member of Parliament after the 2024 general election.

"We will ensure that development in the areas of roads, health, potable water, electricity. All those who left come home, let’s work together, I will be a candidate for all the people, and I want to be an MP when elected for all," he said.