The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially closed nominations for parliamentary aspirants in constituencies where the party has no sitting members of parliament.
The one-month-long picking and filing of nominations in the orphan constituencies began on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, and ended on Thursday, August 10, 2023.
The aspirants are expected to go through a vetting process to be qualified to contest the internal elections.
Elections in the orphan constituencies will however be held on a case-by-case basis to elect parliamentary candidates to contest on the party’s ticket in the 2024 general election in those constituencies from September 2023 to December 2023.
Some notable names who have so far picked nominations are deputy minister of tourism, culture and creative arts, Mark Okraku-Mantey who is contesting in the Ayensuano constituency.
Another is a former Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Paul Asare Ansah has also filed to contest in the Asuogyaman constituency.
A former Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Maame Afia Akoto is also among the names of aspirants seeking to snatch parliamentary seats from the National Democratic Congress in the 2024 general elections.
