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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Mfantseman constituency in the Central Region has started movements to find a replacement for Ekow Kwansah Hayford, the party’s parliamentary candidate for the 2020 elections who was assassinated last Friday by alleged armed robbers. .
This is in line with Section 4 of the 2020 Public Election Regulations, CI 127, which establishes that: “When at the close of nominations, but before the election, one of the candidates dies, an additional period of 10 days will be allowed for nominations.”
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The NPP in the Mfantseman constituency has yet to decide on a candidate to represent the late Ekow Kwansah Hayford, but hopes to find one this week to meet the 10-day deadline specified in the law.
Ekow Kwansah Hayford, who was a Member of Parliament for the area and seeking reelection, submitted his nomination forms on Thursday, October 8, 2020, and died the next day.
The EC closed the presentation of nominations on Friday, October 9, 2020, the same day that the deputy was killed at dawn.
As part of the re-election processes, Hayford fought a new entrant, James Korsah-Brown, in June 2020, where he was endorsed by PNP delegates.
Replacement
In an interview with Graphic Online Central Regional Correspondent Shirley Asiedu Addo, First Vice President of Mfantseman Constituency, Yaw Berchie-Nuako said the constituency executive would meet mid-week to decide on a candidate and propose him to the executive. national for approval.
He said they hoped whoever they chose would be a winnable candidate to put themselves in the shoes of the late Mr. Hayford.
“The constituency executive here is on the ground and therefore we know who can win the seat for us,” he said.
Berchie-Nuako stated that there was no way the national executive could impose any person in the electoral district.
Is she going to be Ekow Kwansah’s widow?
When asked if the party was considering bringing in the late MP’s widow, Mr. Berchie-Nuako did not give a definitive answer, except to say that the nature of the death was a great blow to the family.
Korsah-Brown
When asked if the executives would consider James Korsah-Brown the only candidate who had contested the late deputy in the June 2020 primaries, he said “like I said, we don’t have a name yet. The executives would decide and let you know, “he stated.
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NPP will keep seat
The NDC held the post for 8 years before the nuclear power plant’s Ekow Kwansah Hayford seized it from him in 2016.
“Our late deputy was a good man who did a lot of work. His four-year job as a deputy is much more than the NDC’s job in 8 years,” he said.
He said any successful candidate would take advantage of the late deputy’s excellent works.
“We are not going to depend on votes of sympathy. The works of Kwansah Hayford speak everywhere and we are optimistic that the NPP will keep the job,” he added.
He urged members of the PNP to remain calm and support the family in prayers.
“I was with him when the incident happened and I have not recovered yet. He has hit us hard but we are praying and we know that he will make us even stronger.”
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