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Jacob Osei Yeboah (JOY) who He first ventured into Ghana’s presidential race in 2012 as an independent candidate, and he drew a surprise at Election Commission headquarters on Tuesday morning when he announced that he is in the 2020 race as a running mate.
Introduced Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker as the new independent contender, [JOY] it will be your running mate.
This came to light after the nomination papers of the independent aspirant Kwame Alfred were submitted to the EC.
Jacob Osei Yeboah unleashed a surprise to the media after the presentation.
Not much is publicly known about Kwame Alfred, the independent contender, and why Jacob Osei Yeboah has now decided to go with him as the top contender with JOY as a running mate.
The announcement surprised media staff who had gathered at the Electoral Commission to cover the nomination process.
JOY said that it would not reveal the reasons for the new move and that the details would be revealed at an outdoor ceremony that is expected to take place “soon”.
Online graphics Kester Aburam Korankye reported from the EC headquarters that Jacob Osei Yeboah told reporters that he would prefer to partner with Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker as a running mate to run in the 2020 presidential election.
Yeboah, who accompanied Walker to submit his nomination forms to the Election Commission, said his decision to partner with Walker was due to their “like-mindedness.”
Meanwhile, the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has also submitted her nomination to the Electoral Commission to contest the 2020 presidential elections.
President Akufo-Addo made the presentation before noon in person and in the company of a few government-appointed persons.
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