The Convention People’s Party (CPP) will today (August 22), elect its Flagbearer for the December 7 election.
The party will at the Congress also elect its national executives.
Acting General Secretary of the party, James Kwabena Bomfeh speaking to host Ibrahim Kwarteng on news and current affairs programme, ‘Behind the News’ on Uniiq FM said in all over 3,500 delegates from across the country will be taking part in the election.
Mr. Bomfeh explained that the event which begins at 7 am will end at 1 pm, and will take place concurrently in all 16 regions.
Results are expected to be in by 5pm for the winner to be declared.
CANDIDATES
Twenty candidates are vying for the vacant positions in what appears to be fierce multiple contests.
Three party gurus are in the race to clinch the flagbearer ticket. They are a former General Secretary of the party and 2016 presidential candidate, Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet; a lawyer and four-time flag bearer hopeful, Mr Bright Oblitei Akwetey, and a fresh face, Rev. Dr Divine Ayivor.
Some 17 people — a mix of old and new faces — will slug it out for the positions of National Chairman, National Vice-Chairman, General Secretary, Treasurer, National Organiser, Women’s Organiser and Youth Organiser.
For the topmost position of National Chairman, the acting National Chairperson of the party, Hajia Hamdatu Ibrahim Haruna, will battle it out with Nana Oduro Kwarteng, Mr Kweku Ankrah Quansah and Nana Akosua Frimpomaa Sarpong Kumankuma.
For the vice-chairmanship, the candidates are Messrs Onsy Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Ogbojor and J.B. Daniels, who are running unopposed as the First, Second and Third Vice-Chairmen, respectively.
The vociferous Nkrumahist, Mr James Kwabena Bomfeh Jnr, aka Kabila, who has been acting as the General Secretary, is seeking to become the substantive General Secretary, but he faces a challenge from a former Director of Public and External Affairs of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Nana Yaa Akyempim Jantuah.
For the National Organiser position, Messrs Moses Yirimanbo and Rashid Allao will compete, while Hajia Aisha Sulley Futa and Madam Rose Endah face off for the Women’s Organiser position, with Messrs Solomon Amponsah and Osei Kofi vying for the Youth Organiser position.