NPP Presidential Primaries: Ken Agyapong gets No. 1 on ballot paper, Bawumia No. 10

Balloting for positions for the National Congress by the Special Electoral College of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Saturday, August 26 has been conducted.

Seven out of the 10 flagbearer hopefuls were available at the party’s headquarters in Accra for the exercise.

Two rounds of balloting were done.

The first, according to spokesperson of the Elections Committee, was to pick the order in which the positions will be picked.

The second was the balloting proper, which saw Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP) Kennedy Ohene Agyapong picking the Number 1 position.

Perennial contender and former Minister of Trade and Industry Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen picked the Number 2 position.

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia took the last position of Number 10.

Below are the positions:

1. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong

2. Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen

3. Joe Ghartey

4. Kwadwo Nsafoah Poku

5. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto

6. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong

7. Francis Addai Nimo

8. Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku

9. Boakye Kyerematen Agyarko

10. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia

The special congress will be held in all 16 regions of the country, a decision affirmed by the National Council at its crucial meeting on Thursday, July 20.

That meeting was held after nine of the aspirants petitioned the Council to have a centralised congress.

After the special congress, the final five will be balloting again for the Presidential Primaries on Saturday, November 4.