A meeting between the National Council of Elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the four presidential aspirants resolved at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by the latter to accept the outcome of the Saturday primary.
The aspirants as part of the MoU are expected to put the interest of the party first, the reason they have agreed to accept the outcome of the poll irrespective. This is according to the party’s scribe, Justin Kodua Frimpong at a press briefing Thursday, November 2, 2023.
“We were able to get all the four aspirants to sign an undertaking and in summary, they are to accept the primary results, and promote peace and cohesion,” Mr Kodua said.
“If they don’t win, they will not resign from the party and, support the winner of the primary,” he added.
The aspirants have also agreed to “ensure and enforce mechanisms that have been established by the party and also work within the timelines and duration that have been established by the party from now till the results are declared and to respect the decision of the delegates of our party.”
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Council of Elders prior to the commencement of the briefing admonished the aspirants to eschew divisiveness and stay united irrespective of who emerges winner of Saturday’s polls.
He criticised the divisions in the party which he says is due to the selfish interest of some individuals.
Contesting for the flag bearer slot on Saturday, November 4 are: Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia who has been tipped to win by a bigger margin.
The Vice President is followed by Assin Central lawmaker, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong as the next favourite candidate to win the elections.
The others are former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto and former Mampong MP, Francis Addai-Nimoh.
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