Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader among 14 unopposed candidates for NPP primaries in A/R

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    [From L-R] Joe Osei Owusu, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Isaac Kwame Asiamah
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    First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Joseph Osei Owusu has braved the challenge of one lawyer Kwesi Amofa-Agyemang to contest the April 25 primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bekwai Constituency unopposed.

    He is one of the 14 candidates in the Ashanti Region to contest the primaries without any challenger.

    Supporters of Mr Amofa-Agyemang had petitioned the party’s national executives over what they claimed were deliberate attempts to disqualify him.

    Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu will also go unopposed after his challenger John Darko scratched himself from the race.

    Minister of Education Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh and his deputy, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Youth and Sports Isaac Kwame Asiamah, and Deputy Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Patricia Appiagyei are among the 14 not to be contested.

    The Vetting Committee made this known in a memo issued after 10 days of rigorous vetting.

    In all, 106 candidates – comprising 12 females and 94 males – were cleared to contest the primaries while nine were disqualified.

    Five including Suame’s lawyer Darko withdrew from the race.

    Old Tafo, Akrofuom and Afigya Kwabre North have the highest number of contestants with six each.

    Asante Akim South, where former hiplife artiste Obuor is contesting, and Manso Nkwanta have five contestants each for the primaries.

    Find all the qualified aspirants in the Ashanti Region below:

    SUAME CONSTITUENCY

    1) Hon Osei Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu

    SUBIN CONSTITUENCY

    1) Hon Eugene Boakye Antwi

    2) Joseph Boakye Danquah

    3) Frank Doudo

    ATWIMA NWABIAGYA SOUTH

    Hon Emmanuel Adjei Anhwere

    OLD TAFO

    1) Dr. Louise Carole Serwa Donkor

    2) Emmanuel Obeng

    3) Ekow Vincent

    4) Lord Inusah Lansa

    5) Prince Odeneho Oppong

    6) Archibold Ntiri

    EJISU

    1) Hon Kwabena Owusu  Adoumi

    2) John Kumah

    3) Abena Pokua Amoah-Boatey

    ASANTE AKIM CENTRAL

    1) Hon Kwame Anyimadu Antwi

    2) Kofi Nkansah Ofori

    NHYIAESO

    1) Hon Kennedy Kwasi Kankam

    2) Stephen Amoah

    ASANTE AKIM NORTH

    1) Hon Andy Appiah Kubi

    2) Kwadwo Baah Agyemang (recommended subject to the lifting of suspension by the regional party within 21 days)

    KWABRE EAST

    Hon Francisca Oteng-Mensah

    EFFIDUASI ASOKORE

    1) Hon Dr. Ayew Afriyie

    2) Kwame Adom Appiah

    MANHYIA SOUTH

    1) Hon Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh

    MANHYIA NORTH

    1) Hon Collins Owusu Amankwa

    2) Akwasi Konadu

    AKROFUOM

    1) Kwabena Pobi

    2) Sarfo Maxwell

    3) Mrs. Faustina Araba Boakye

    4) Francis Agyei Amponsah

    5) George Obeng Frimpong

    6) Blankson Tetteh

    BANTAMA

    1) Hon Okyem Aboagye

    2) Francis Asenso Boakye

    ASOKWA

    1) Hon Patricia Appiagyei

    KUMAWU

    1) Hon Philip Bosoa

    2) Robert Ahomka Lindsay

    3) Dr. Phillip Ababio

    4) Edward Kofi Osei

    AHAFO ANO SOUTH WEST

    1) Hon Johnson Kwaku Adu

    BEKWAI

    1) Hon Joe Osei Owusu

    KWADASO

    1) Hon Dr. S.K Nuamah

    2) Dr. Kingsley Nyarko

    3) Dr. Frimpong Manu

    4) Josephine Hilda Addo

    OFFINSO NORTH

    1) Hon Collins Ntim

    ASANTE AKIM SOUTH

    1) Hon Kwaku Asante Boateng

    2) William Amoah

    3) Bice Obuor Osei Kufour

    4) Edmund Oppong Peprah

    5) Eric Amofa

    AFIGYA KWABRE SOUTH

    1) Hon William Owuraku Aidoo

    BOSOME FREHO

    1) Hon Joyce Adwoa Ako  Dei

    2) Peter Adjei Agyeman

    3) Akwasi Darko Boateng

    AFIGYA SEKYERE EAST

    1) Hon. Mavis Nkansah Boadu

    BOSOMTWE

    1) Hon Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum

    NEW EDUBIASE

    1) Hon George Oduro

    MAMPONG

    1) Hon. Kwaku Apramtwum Sarpong

    2) Francis Addai Nimo

    3) Ben Arthur

    AHAFO ANO SOUTH EAST

    1) Hon Francis Manu Adabor

    OFORIKROM

    1) Hon Dr. Emmanuel Marfo

    2) Dr. Emmanuel Yaw Adu Amankwa

    ATWIMA MPONUA

    1) Hon Isaac Kwame Asiamah

    ODOTOBIRI

    1) Hon Emmanuel AKwasi Gyamfi

    2) Anthony Mmieh

    MANSO ADUBIA

    1) Hon Yaw Frimpong Addo

    2) Dr. Kofi Osei Afoakwa

    ADANSI ASOKWA

    1) Hon K.T Hammond

    2) Sammy Binfoh Darkwa

    OBUASI EAST

    1) Hon Dr. Patrick Boakye Yiadom

    2) Samuel Akwasi Owusu

    3) Enock Afoakwa

    OBUASI WEST

    1) Hon Kwaku Kwarteng

    2) Faustina Oppong Sarfo

    3) Golfred Banin

    ATWIMA NWABIAGYA NORTH

    1) Hon Benito Owusu Bio

    2) Frank Yeboah

    ATWIMA KWANWOMA

    1) Hon Dr. Kojo Appiah – Kubi

    2) Nana Owusu Acheampong

    3) Kofi Amankwa-Manu

    MANSO NKWANTA

    1) Hon Quarm Joseph Albert

    2) Emmanuel Oppong Boakye

    3) Grace Addo

    4) Owusu Mensah

    5) George Obeng

    JUABEN CONSTITUENCY

    1) Hon Ama Pomaa Boateng

    2) Francis Kwabena Frimpong Owusu

    3) Alexander Kofi Oppong Poku

    OFFINSO SOUTH

    1) Hon Ben Abdallah Banda

    2) Desmond Chris Appiah

    3) Dr. Isaac Yaw Poku

    AFIGYA KWABRE NORTH

    1) Hon Nana Marfo Amaniampong

    2) Collins Adomako Mensah

    3) Opoku Ware Sampson

    4) Daniel Dwete Ajare

    5) Peter Antwi Bosiako

    6) Raymond Opoku

    AHAFO ANO NORTH

    1) Hon Suleman Adamu Sanid

    NSUTA, KWAMAN, BEPOSO

    1) Hon Kwame  Asafo-Adjei

    2) Alhaji Kofi Bayeh

    3) Adelaid Yaa Agyeiwa Ntim

    FOMENA

    1) Hon Andrew Asiamah Amoako

    2) Phillip Owusu Asante

    By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh|3news.com|Ghana