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NPP elections: Police announce road closures, diversions in Kumasi

Motorists travelling through parts of Kumasi on Saturday, October 3, will have to use alternative routes as police implement temporary road closures and traffic diversions around the Baba Yara Sports Stadium for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Delegates Conference and elections. The Ashanti Regional Police Command says the arrangements are intended to ensure security, […]

NPP elections: Police announce road closures, diversions in Kumasi

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is preparing for its National Officers’ Elections on Saturday, October 3, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. With 7,121 delegates expected to vote, the Electoral Commission (EC) is supervising the elections, ensuring all electoral materials have been deployed and ballot papers are ready in the Ashanti Region.

A total of 47 candidates are competing for various positions, including the National Chairperson, Vice Chairpersons, General Secretary, National Treasurer, National Organiser, National Women’s Organiser, National Youth Organiser, and National Nasara Organiser. The chairmanship race features former National Chairmen Paul Afoko and John Boadu, former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko, and former Greater Accra Regional Chairman Sammy Crabbe.

The elections are the final step in the NPP’s nationwide reorganisation ahead of the 2028 general election.

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