NPP postpones Asante-Akim North parliamentary primaries

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has postponed its parliamentary primary election in the Asante-Akim North Constituency to October 17.

Mr. Fredrick Fredua Anto, the Ashanti Regional Chairman, said the decision by the party’s vetting committee was to allow one of the aspiring candidates to renounce his American citizenship.

The aspiring candidate, Mr. Samuel Anyan Kusi, holds a dual citizenship and they want to give him space to do the proper thing.

He said the party’s move was to ensure fairness and avert any post election dispute and appealed to both the delegates and contestants to remain patient as the decision was in the best interests of the party.

Mr. Kusi, a Management Consultant, is battling for the NPP’s parliamentary ticket with Mr. Kwadwo Baah Agyemang, a Communication Consultant.

The third aspirant Mr. Andy Appiah-Kubi, a Lawyer, could not meet the deadline for submission of his nomination papers.