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The ruling New Patriotic Party (PNP) national organizer Sammi Awuku has revealed that the party has put measures in place to prevent large numbers of people from competing to replace President Akufo Addo at its next delegate conference.
The PNP prior to the 2008 elections had 17 high-ranking party members, most of whom were ministers vying to become the party’s presidential candidate.
The large number of people was considered by many to be inappropriate and an orgy for power. The then opposition party, NDC, capitalized on the criticism, and its secretary general, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, called the contest a thieves’ contest.
But Sammi Awuku in an interview with Joy News monitored by Kasapafmonline.com stated that never such a large number of people will contest the position of flag bearer of the NPP.
“Now we even have a process where we have a Sahendrin process that sifts it. If we have more than five, there is a special vote … I do not think we will block, conventional wisdom should tell us that 17 applicants in 2007 did not help us and I believe that not all of us will have the opportunity to be Commander in Chief. Head of the Presidency of our Republic. It’s about eligibility, it’s about winning. “
When asked if the lobby had started, Sammy Awuku replied “It is normal, you have people calling you and saying National Organizer that I am seeing this way. Even I myself don’t know my destiny. I think this process will not be until 2023. I don’t think it started too soon, it is normal ”.
— kasapafm
