{
  "id": 19507371,
  "title": "Albert Kan-Dapaah Jnr and Kofi Mocumbi Tagoe join NPP Ablekuma West primary race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/albert-kan-dapaah-jnr-and-kofi-mocumbi-tagoe-join-npp-ablekuma-west",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T13:59:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/albert-kan-dapaah-jnr-and-kofi-mocumbi-tagoe-join-npp-ablekuma-west-primary-race/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The contest for the New Patriotic Party's parliamentary nomination in Ablekuma West is heating up, with two new candidates adding their names to the race. Albert Kan-Dapaah Jnr, a Foreign Service officer on secondment to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, and Kofi Mocumbi Tagoe, the former Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery, have submitted their Expressions of Interest to vie for the party's ticket. This brings the total number of aspirants to four, following the recent addition of Roni Kwesi Nicol and Kow Abaka Essuman. Kan-Dapaah Jnr, who lost the nomination in 2020, is making a concerted effort to secure the party's candidacy for the third time. He previously criticized incumbent Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, stating she was \"not a marketable commodity in this constituency\". Tagoe, known as Fiifi Tagoe, brings extensive experience from the financial and corporate sectors, having served as Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery and held senior positions at various companies. With the NPP aiming to reclaim the constituency it lost to the National Democratic Congress in the 2024 general election, the arrival of these candidates sets the stage for a competitive primary.",
  "summary": "The race for the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary candidacy in Ablekuma West is gathering momentum, with Albert Kan-Dapaah Jnr and former Tema Oil Refinery Managing Director Kofi Mocumbi Tagoe joining the contest.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}