{
  "id": 11711906,
  "title": "Sammy Crabbe steps down from NPP Chairmanship race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/sammy-crabbe-steps-down-from-npp-chairmanship-race",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T15:18:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/sammy-crabbe-steps-down-from-npp-chairmanship-race/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Patriotic Party (NPP) former Greater Accra Regional Chairman Sammy Crabbe has withdrawn from the race to become the party’s national chairman and has pledged his support to former General Secretary John Boadu. Mr Boadu shared the news on social media as the NPP National Delegates Conference approaches in Kumasi on Saturday, October 3. Crabbe was one of four candidates cleared to compete for the position, joining Boadu, former National Chairman Paul Afoko, and former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko. The NPP is currently reorganizing ahead of the 2028 general election, with over 7,000 delegates expected to attend the conference.",
  "summary": "Former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Crabbe, has pulled out of the party’s national chairmanship race and endorsed former General Secretary John Boadu. Mr Boadu announced the development in a social media post ahead of the NPP’s National Delegates Conference in Kumasi on Saturday, October 3, saying Mr Crabbe […]",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "NPP Chairmanship race: Tale of the tape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/npp-chairmanship-race-tale-of-the-tape",
        "published": "2026-10-03T08:09:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Sammy Crabbe steps down from NPP Chairmanship race, backs John Boadu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/sammy-crabbe-steps-down-from-npp-chairmanship-race-backs-john-boadu",
        "published": "2026-10-03T14:35:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}