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The Progressive People’s Party has appointed Kofi Asamoah-Siaw as the running mate of the Party’s standard bearer.
The party’s standard bearer, Ms Bridgette Dzogbenuku, named the forty-two-year-old in an outdoor ceremony held in his honor.
At the ceremony, Ms. Dzogbenuku described Mr. Asamoah-Siaw as the right man for the job due to his varied experience in areas including business, politics, and education.
He said his running mate is a shrewd strategist who spearheaded the rapid expansion of the defunct GN bank to more than 300 districts across the country.
It added that Mr. Asamoah-Siaw has been a committed member of the party who shares the beliefs and ideologies of the Progressive People’s Party.
“He was a part when the party started and he played an important role in supporting the rank and file of the party.”
However, she called on voters to consider the PPP on December 7 and vote for her and her running mate as an alternative to the New Patriotic Party and the Democratic National Congress who have been in government for more than 28 years without ensure a lot of development in the country.
“Mr. Asamoah-Siaw has decided to partner with me and the PPP for the elections so that we can restore hope to Ghanaians in the upcoming general elections,” he said.
Mr. Asamoah-Siaw, born June 2, 1978 in Akyem Oda in the Eastern Region, has a BA and MA in Political Science and International Affairs from the University of Ghana.
It is a product of St. Anthony Elementary School in Akyem Oda; Awisa Presby JSS at Akyem Awisa and Adisadel College on Cape Coast.
He began his career as a teacher at Pentecost Secondary School in Koforidua, working with Capital Group in Accra before joining GN Bank, where he worked for almost 10 years before its operations were temporarily suspended.
He is also the first National Secretary of the PPP and serves as the Party’s Policy Director.
Kofi Asamoah-Siaw participated in the 2012 parliamentary elections on the PPP ballot in the Akyem Oda constituency.
He is a Methodist and is married to Belinda Gifty Adjei and has three children.
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