Ken picks top spot, Alan #2, Bawumia #10 as NPP ends balloting for super conference

The New Patriotic Party completed on Wednesday the process aimed at determining candidates’ positions on the ballot sheet for its super delegates conference.

At the end of the ballot, which was supervised by the Electoral Commission, Kennedy Agyapon assumed the top spot, while the Vice President, Dr. Bawumia, obtained the bottom spot. Alan John Kyeremanten picked up the number 2 spot.

Speaking to the press after the balloting session, the spokesperson for the Elections Committee, Hon. Alexander Afenyo-Markins, described the process as successful.

He added that the balloting process gave his committee the opportunity to engage with the applicants or their representatives to address their concerns.

Hon. Afenyo-Markins stated that the electoral register will be provided to all aspirants on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, for their perusal prior to the preliminary elections on Saturday, August 26, 2023.

The balloting, which should have been held on Monday, July 24, 2023, suffered hiccups, with nine out of the flagbearer aspirants demanding a full set of electoral rules before agreeing to the balloting process.

Meanwhile, the Elections Committee has issued rules and guidelines towards ensuring the orderly conduct of the super conference, viz.:

• The Special Electoral College scheduled for August 26, 2023, shall be held at each of the 16 Regional Capitals.
• Each delegate shall be entitled to one vote, and shall cast his/her vote by secret ballot for only one Candidate.
• All Aspiring Presidential Candidates shall be given the validated Album for the Special Electoral College at least one month to the date of the Congress (i.e. not later than July 26, 2023).
• The Electoral Commission of Ghana shall conduct the Special Electoral College elections.
• An Elections Committee has been constituted to supervise the conduct of the Special Electoral College and the National Congress respectively.
• The National Council took a serious view of some unhealthy comments and utterances from some aspiring Presidential Candidates and their supporters, which do not auger well for the unity and cohesion of the Party.
• Accordingly, the Council, by this statement, reinforces compliance with the Code of Conduct for Presidential and Parliamentary Elections of the Party.
• Any Aspiring Presidential Candidate, or his supporters, and party executives at all levels who act in contravention of the Code of Conduct, moving forward, shall be dealt with in accordance with the guidelines thereof and the Party Constitution.