The four candidates running for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer position have agreed not to leave the party in the event that any of them loses this Saturday’s primary.
The candidates and the National Council of Elders met and decided on the choice.
After the meeting, the party’s general secretary, Justin Frimpong Koduah, spoke to the media and announced that the candidates had also pledged to respect the outcome of the primary and prioritize the party’s interests.
“We were able to get all the four aspirants to sign an undertaking and in summary, they are to accept the primary results, and promote peace and cohesion,” Koduah said. “If they don’t win, they will not resign from the party and, support the winner of the primary.”
The aspirants have also agreed to “ensure and enforce mechanisms that have been established by the party and also work within the timelines and duration that have been established by the party from now till the results are declared and to respect the decision of the delegates of our party.”
At the opening of the meeting, the Chairman of the Council of Elders lamented the state of the party, saying that certain people’s self-interest had driven it into disarray.
At the opening of the meeting, the Chairman of the Council of Elders lamented the state of the party, saying that certain people’s self-interest had driven it into disarray.
He acknowledged that the contest for the flagbearer post has occasionally led to intense discussions and arguments between party members and supporters of the presidential contenders, but he urged all of the contenders to forgo division and maintain their unity following this Saturday’s presidential primary.
A total of slightly more than 208,000 delegates will vote in the 270 constituencies throughout the nation to choose one of the four candidates.
Members of Parliament, chief executives of cities, counties, and provinces, ministers and their deputies, NPP founding members, National Council members, patrons, and elder council members are among the delegates that make up the Electoral College.
