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NPP nominates
candidate for Fomena by-election
Fomena (Ash), Jan 2, GNA - The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on
Saturday set its campaign train in motion for the Fomena
by-election slated for January 23 when it nominated Nana Abu
Bonsra, 49, as the party's parliamentary candidate.
Nana Abu Bonsra holds a postgraduate diploma in architecture
from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
and is a Principal Partner at the Arckito Consult in Accra.
His nomination was by consensus after three other
contestants stepped down.
The nomination was conducted before the party's national,
regional and district executives led by Mr Peter Mac Manu,
the National Chairman, Nana Ohene Ntow, the General
Secretary and Mr Lord Commey, the National Organiser.
Officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) were also
present.
Mr Atta Boafo, Mr Amoako Assiama and Mr Kwasi Annan Frimpong,
the three other contestants said they had stepped down in
the interest of the party and to facilitate the attainment
of the objectives of the party.
Nana Ohene Ntow said the NPP upheld democratic principles
and that because of the short period, "We all have agreed to
avoid primaries."
Mr Yaw Amankwah, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Party,
congratulated the Fomena constituency members of the party
for the maturity they had displayed in the nomination of the
candidate.
Mr Akwasi Nti Asamoah, the constituency chairman, said the
National Democratic Congress (NDC) had 2,009 votes in the
last parliamentary elections and challenged the members to
work very hard to redeem those votes.
Nana Abu Bonsra thanked the leadership of the party for the
support they had given him.
Mr K.F. Asante, the most tipped candidate for the party who
withdrew his candidature, donated 10 million cedis and Mr
Akwasi Agyekum of T. Agyekum Construction Works gave 1,000
dollars towards the by-election campaign.
GNA
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