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  "id": 11378675,
  "title": "NPP ready for national elections; 7,121 delegates to vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/npp-ready-for-national-elections-7-121-delegates-to-vote-11378675",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T06:48:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghana Business News",
    "slug": "ghana-business-news",
    "url": "https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2026/10/02/npp-ready-for-national-elections-7121-delegates-to-vote/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "NPP ready for national elections; 7,121 delegates to vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/npp-ready-for-national-elections-7-121-delegates-to-vote",
        "published": "2026-10-02T05:40:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "7,121 delegates, 47 aspirants: NPP braces for National Elections on October 3 in Kumasi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/7-121-delegates-47-aspirants-npp-braces-for-national-elections-on",
        "published": "2026-10-02T06:32:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "NPP elections: Police announce road closures, diversions in Kumasi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/npp-elections-police-announce-road-closures-diversions-in-kumasi",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:01:06.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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