Who Is Who In Ashanti NPP Primaries?

On Saturday April 25, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) would be having an acclamation for its 2020 Presidential candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo and also parliamentary primaries across constituencies the party has sitting Parliamentarians.

The Ashanti Region being the party’s ‘world bank’ for votes, The New Publisher takes a look at which candidates would be going for the parliamentary primaries constituency by constituency.

In 14 constituencies, the incumbent MPs would only be going for acclamation because they do not have challengers.

The 14 include Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh aka ‘Napo’ the Manhyia South MP, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, MP for Suame Constituency, who doubles as the Majority Leader in Parliament, Francisca Oteng Mensah from Kwabre East, William Owuraku Aidoo from Affigya Kwabre South and others.

9 Disqualified 

The Vetting Committee, headed NPP General Secretary, John Boadu, after the vetting process, disqualified nine aspirants out of 121 for various legitimate reasons, a press statement issued by the party indicated.

Signed by Sam Pyne, the NPP Ashanti Regional Secretary, the party said a total of 106, out of the 121 aspirants, made up of twelve females and 94 males, were cleared by the committee to contest in the polls.

The ruling political party also announced that “five aspiring candidates, voluntarily withdrew from the contest, which is scheduled for April 25, 2020, adding that the vetting process was generally peaceful.

“Out of the 121 aspiring candidates, 106, comprising 12 females and 94 males, have been recommended to the National Executive Committee (NEC) for consideration”, part of the press statement indicated.

It further added that “five aspiring candidates voluntarily withdrew from the contest; 9 aspiring candidates have not been recommended for various legitimate reasons; 14 aspiring candidates are going unopposed”.

Below is the list of those who scaled through after vetting;

SUAME CONSTITUENCY

Hon Osei Kyei Mensah – Bonsu

SUBIN CONSTITUENCY

1) Hon Eugene Boakye Antwi

2) Joseph Boakye Danquah 

3) Frank Doudo

ATWIMA NWABIAGYA SOUTH

Hon Emmanuel Adjei Anhwere

OLD TAFO 

1) Dr. Louise Carole Serwa Donkor

2) Emmanuel Obeng

3) Ekow Vincent

4) Lord Inusah Lansa

5) Prince Odeneho Oppong

6) Archibold Ntiri

EJISU

1) Hon Kwabena Owusu  Adoumi 

2) John Kumah

3) Abena Pokua Amoah-Boatey

ASANTE AKIM CENTRAL

1) Hon Kwame Anyimadu Antwi 

2) Kofi Nkansah Ofori

NHYIAESO

1) Hon Kennedy Kwasi Kankam

2) Stephen Amoah

ASANTE AKIM NORTH

1) Hon Andy Appiah Kubi 

2) Kwadwo Baah Agyemang (recommended subject to the lifting of suspension by the regional party within 21 days)

KWABRE EAST

Hon Francisca Oteng-Mensah

EFFIDUASI ASOKORE

1) Hon Dr. Ayew Afriyie

2) Kwame Adom Appiah

MANHYIA SOUTH

Hon Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh 

MANHYIA NORTH

1) Hon Collins Owusu Amankwa

2) Akwasi Konadu

AKROFUOM

1) Kwabena Pobi

2) Sarfo Maxwell

3) Mrs. Faustina Araba Boakye

4) Francis Agyei Amponsah

5) George Obeng Frimpong

6) Blankson Tetteh

BANTAMA 

1) Hon Okyem Aboagye

2) Francis Asenso Boakye

ASOKWA

Hon Patricia Appiagyei

KUMAWU

1) Hon Philip Bosoa

2) Robert Ahomka Lindsay

3) Dr. Phillip Ababio

4) Edward Kofi Osei

AHAFO ANO SOUTH WEST

Hon Johnson Kwaku Adu

BEKWAI

Hon Joe Osei Owusu

KWADASO

1) Hon Dr. S.K Nuamah

2) Dr. Kingsley Nyarko

3) Dr. Frimpong Manu

4) Josephine Hilda Addo

OFFINSO NORTH

Hon Collins Ntim

ASANTE AKIM SOUTH

1) Hon Kwaku Asante Boateng

2) William Amoah

3) Bice Obuor Osei Kufour 

4) Edmund Oppong Peprah

5) Eric Amofa

AFIGYA KWABRE SOUTH

Hon William Owuraku Aidoo 

BOSOME FREHO

1) Hon Joyce Adwoa Ako  Dei

2) Peter Adjei Agyeman 

3) Akwasi Darko Boateng 

AFIGYA SEKYERE EAST

Hon. Mavis Nkansah Boadu

BOSOMTWE

Hon Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum

NEW EDUBIASE

Hon George Oduro

MAMPONG

1) Hon. Kwaku Apramtwum Sarpong 

2) Francis Addai Nimo

3) Ben Arthur

AHAFO ANO SOUTH EAST

Hon Francis Manu Adabor

OFORIKROM

1) Hon Dr. Emmanuel Marfo

2) Dr. Emmanuel Yaw Adu Amankwa 

ATWIMA MPONUA

Hon Isaac Kwame Asiamah

ODOTOBIRI

1) Hon Emmanuel AKwasi Gyamfi

2) Anthony Mmieh

MANSO ADUBIA

1) Hon Yaw Frimpong Addo

2) Dr. Kofi Osei Afoakwa

ADANSI ASOKWA

1) Hon K.T Hammond

2) Sammy Binfoh Darkwa 

OBUASI EAST

1) Hon Dr. Patrick Boakye Yiadom

2) Samuel Akwasi Owusu

3) Enock Afoakwa

OBUASI WEST

1) Hon Kwaku Kwarteng

2) Faustina Oppong Sarfo

3) Golfred Banin

ATWIMA NWABIAGYA NORTH

1) Hon Benito Owusu Bio

2) Frank Yeboah

ATWIMA KWANWOMA

1) Hon Dr. Kojo Appiah – Kubi

2) Nana Owusu Acheampong 

3) Kofi Amankwa-Manu

MANSO NKWANTA

1) Hon Quarm Joseph Albert

2) Emmanuel Oppong Boakye

3) Grace Addo

4) Owusu Mensah

5) George Obeng

JUABEN CONSTITUENCY

1) Hon Ama Pomaa Boateng

2) Francis Kwabena Frimpong Owusu

3) Alexander Kofi Oppong Poku

OFFINSO SOUTH

1) Hon Ben Abdallah Banda

2) Desmond Chris Appiah

3) Dr. Isaac Yaw Poku

AFIGYA KWABRE NORTH

1) Hon Nana Marfo Amaniampong

2) Collins Adomako Mensah

3) Opoku Ware Sampson 

4) Daniel Dwete Ajare

5) Peter Antwi Bosiako

6) Raymond Opoku

AHAFO ANO NORTH

Hon Suleman Adamu Sanid 

NSUTA, KWAMAN, BEPOSO

1) Hon Kwame  Asafo-Adjei

2) Alhaji Kofi Bayeh

3) Adelaid Yaa Agyeiwa Ntim

FOMENA

1) Hon Andrew Asiamah Amoako

2) Phillip Owusu Asante