An aspirant vying for the parliamentary primaries of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the La Dadekotopon Constituency, Joseph Addo, has successfully submitted his nomination.Mr. Addo, a first-time contestant for the seat, filed his nomination amidst cheers and enthusiasm from his supporters at the Regional Party Office in Accra.While the La Dadekotopon seat has been historically challenging for the NPP, the resignation of Dr.

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Gerald Tetteh Nyanyofio as the parliamentary candidate earlier this year prompted the organization of a new contest to select a candidate for the December 2024 polls.Speaking to the media following the submission of his forms, Joseph Addo expressed confidence in winning the upcoming primaries and ultimately securing the seat for the NPP in the general elections.

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“My motivation to contest as a parliamentary aspirant of the ticket of the NPP is that I know I can do the job better. Mostly of my supporters are the youth of La who have been neglected by previous MPs in the constituency. They are backing me now because they know I can help them and in fact I have helped a lot of them,” he said.

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Joseph Addo also highlighted some of his contributions to constituents in La, despite operating behind the scenes.He mentioned facilitating the employment of several youth in various state security institutions and securing employment for others in the civil service.

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The NPP's National Executive Committee, during its meeting on April 9, 2024, announced the commencement of nominations for parliamentary primaries in two constituencies: Akan and La Dadekotopon.This decision follows the resignation of Dr. Joseph Gerald Tetteh Nyanyofio in the La Dadekotopon constituency and the passing of Ambassador Rashid Bawa in the Akan constituency.

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Justin Kodua Frimpong, the General Secretary of the NPP, indicated that the party would soon release guidelines for the primaries in these constituencies.

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