John Boadu elected National Chairman of NPP
Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu has been elected National Chairman at the National Delegates Conference in Kumasi putting him ahead of his four challengers. Mr Boadu defeated former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko and former NPP National Chairman Paul Afoko to secure the chairmanship position. His election was part of […]
John Boadu has been elected National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at the party's National Delegates Conference in Kumasi. According to Adom Online, he defeated four challengers, including former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko and former NPP National Chairman Paul Afoko.
3News reports that John Boadu secured 2,888 out of the total votes cast, while his closest contender, Boakye Agyarko, had 2,408. MyJoyOnline Ghana states that the election was held on Saturday, October 3, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, and John Boadu is 56 years old.
John Boadu's victory followed a last-minute alliance with fellow aspirant Sammy Crabbe, who withdrew from the contest and called on his supporters to back Mr Boadu, as reported by Adom Online and 3News. The election attracted more than 7,000 delegates to vote for officers to fill nine key positions.
Brief written by urgent.news from Adom Online, 3News, MyJoyOnline Ghana — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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