Francis Addai-Nimoh, a flagbearer candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 presidential election, has expressed disappointment at not receiving enough votes to be one of the five candidates chosen at the super delegates conference over the weekend.
Following the election, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, vice president, received 629 votes, or 68.15% of the valid ballots cast. Alan Kyerematen fell to second place after Kennedy Agyapong received 132 votes from the Super Delegates, or 14.3% of the total votes cast. In third place with 95 votes (10.29%) was Alan Cash. With 36 votes, or 3.9 percent of the total valid votes cast, Dr. Afriyie Akoto came in fourth place.
Boakye Agyarko Kyeremateng and Francis Addai Nimoh, on the other hand, both received 9.
On August 28, 2023, Francis Addai-Nimoh stated on TV3 that the NPP delegates should be feared because they are human.
“They [delegates] are human beings and so fear human beings,” he said.
In a related news, Boakye Kyerematen Agyarko, has categorically denied rumors that he has withdrew from the competitive presidential primary process of the party.
In a succinct statement, Mr. Agyarko categorically rejected these allegations as unfounded and reaffirmed his unwavering readiness to face fellow flagbearer candidate Addai Nimo in the upcoming run-off.
A runoff will be held this Saturday, September 2, to break the tie between Addai-Nimoh and Boakye Agyarko for the fifth position, according to the party’s election committee, unless one or both candidates decide to withdraw from the race.
This choice was made after the NPP presidential election, which was held the previous Saturday, in which both candidates received nine (9) votes each, and both received an equal number of votes.
The Special Delegates Conference was initially set up to narrow the field of candidates to five for the November 4, 2023, final debate.
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia won the conference of super delegates with a commanding total of 629 votes, or 68.15% of the vote.
