28th August 2023 5:41:44 PM
2 mins readMember of Parliament for the Ejisu constituency, John Ampontuah Kumah, has declared that Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's resounding triumph in the recently concluded super delegates conference held by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, unequivocally signifies his suitability to lead the NPP in the upcoming 2024 period.
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The Deputy Finance Minister has noted that Dr Bawumia's decisive win in the Ashanti Region, which is considered the party's stronghold, has validated previous assertions made by the party's members and supporters that the vice president is currently the most appealing and marketable candidate among the ten contenders.
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The Ejisu MP in an exclusive interview with OTEC News reporter, Jacob Agyenim Boateng on Saturday, August 26, 2023, said results from the super delegates conference particularly that of the Ashanti Region will set the tone for who the next flagbearer will be.
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"One thing I was very sure of is that the Ashanti Region will lead the task to vote massively for the one they believe can lead the party to win the 2024 general polls, and the numbers will speak for themselves", he said.
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Super Delegates Conference in Ashanti Region
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The vice president was overwhelmingly endorsed by delegates in the Ashanti region by amassing 97 votes out of the total 118 votes cast to beat his main rivals Alan Kyerematen and Kennedy Ohene Agyapong who had ten and six votes respectively.
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Former minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Afriyie Akoto garnered five votes with the remaining six candidates getting nothing out of the total votes cast.
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The Super Delegates Conference was held on August 26, 2023, across the country to elect five out of the ten flagbearer aspirants for its national conference with the Ashanti Region holding the conference at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology KNUST.
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Clear message
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Some bigwigs in the party who before the super delegates conference predicted that the Ashanti Region would be the deciding factor in the November 4, conference said the results from the region show that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia would be leading the party.
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The results from the party's super delegates conference across the country have sparked optimism among party members, positioning the vice president of Ghana Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as a giant contender for the NPP's flagbearer position.
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