Founder of Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has definitively announced that he will not be the PPP's presidential candidate. He expressed a desire to vie for the position of Chief Executive of the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem municipality instead.

This statement came in response to inquiries regarding his potential candidacy for the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) in the upcoming 2024 elections. Dr. Nduom, the PPP's founder, conveyed his response through a post on Facebook.

"The position I want to be elected to serve in. This is for those who have been agitating to get me to join the 2024 Presidential race, note this. What I want, is the opportunity to contest in an election to become the Chief Executive of Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem municipality. I want to show our people in practical terms how to administer an area for the benefit of the citizens. Clean environment, good infrastructure, jobs, education for all, quality healthcare etc," his post read.

Before pursuing the presidency, Mr. Nduom was actively involved in Ghanaian politics.

In 2000, he contested the parliamentary seat for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem constituency under the Convention People's Party but faced defeat.

However, he successfully reclaimed the seat in 2004. During President Agyekum Kuffour's administration, he served as the Minister of Energy and later as the Minister for Public Sector Reform.

Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has participated in Ghana's presidential elections on three occasions:

CPP Presidential Candidate - 2008 Elections: In July 2007, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom resigned from government to become the Conventions People’s Party (CPP) presidential candidate in the 2008 general elections. Despite vigorous campaigning alongside running mate Michael Abu Sakara Foster, the CPP did not secure a victory. Dr. Nduom received only 1% of the total votes cast, and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) emerged as the winner with Professor Evans Atta Mills as its leader.

PPP Presidential Candidate - 2012 Elections: In 2012, Dr. Nduom founded the Progressive People's Party (PPP) after leaving the CPP. He contested the presidential elections with Brigitte Dzogbenuku as his running mate. Although he faced defeat for the second time, Dr. Nduom garnered 64,267 votes, revealing campaign funding and assets transparency. The PPP became the third-largest party in the country, but the NDC, led by John Dramani Mahama, won the presidential mandate.

PPP Presidential Candidate - 2016 Elections: Representing the PPP, Dr. Nduom participated in the 2016 presidential elections, declaring it his "final round." He stated that he would not seek the presidency again if unsuccessful.

“The 2016 elections will be the last round, it will be the final time for Ghanaians to vote for me. If I don’t win, I won’t contest the presidency again,” said Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom in July 2016.

The electorates once again did not give Mr. Nduom the nod at that year’s polls. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) led by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo emerged winners of the presidential elections.