With almost one year for the yet-to-be-announced presidential primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the race for the ticket keeps getting keener.
The latest to enter into the list of presidential aspirants is Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, a former Press Secretary to former President John Agyekum Kufuor from 2001 to 2006, former General Secretary of the NPP and one of 17 aspirants who contested for the party’s nomination to replace former President Kufuor as presidential candidate for the 2008 presidential election.
At the moment, the front-runners for the slot are Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Minister of Trade and Industry (MOTI), Mr Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen.
Also in the running are the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, and a former Minister of Energy Mr Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko.
