Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has officially submitted his nomination to contest the party’s National Chairman position ahead of the upcoming national executive elections.
Mr Boadu filed his nomination at the NPP’s national headquarters at Asylum Down in Accra on Thursday, August 27.
He was accompanied by the Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa, the MP for Trobu, the NPP Volta Regional Chairman and several former MPs, who were present to show their support for his candidature.
Mr Boadu is among several party members seeking to become the NPP’s next National Chairman, with the position attracting considerable interest ahead of the October 3 elections.
His decision to formally enter the race comes after a recent survey by Global InfoAnalytics placed him ahead of his main contenders.
The poll, published on August 20, showed Mr Boadu leading former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko and former NPP National Chairman Paul Afoko among surveyed NPP voters.
Mr Boadu secured 27 per cent of the responses, followed by Mr Agyarko with 15 per cent and Mr Afoko with 10 per cent.
However, 47 per cent of respondents did not identify a preferred candidate, indicating that a large number of undecided voters could still shape the outcome of the contest.
The former NPP General Secretary also recorded the strongest favourability rating among the three leading candidates.
According to the survey, 61 per cent of respondents viewed Mr Boadu favourably, while 12 per cent expressed an unfavourable view, giving him a net favourability rating of 49 per cent.
Mr Agyarko recorded a 50 per cent favourable rating and 17 per cent unfavourable, while Mr Afoko had 50 per cent favourable and 18 per cent unfavourable ratings.
Regional results further showed Mr Boadu ahead of the other two candidates in several regions, including Bono East, Greater Accra, North East, Northern, Upper East and Central.
Mr Agyarko, however, remained competitive in some regions, recording 23 per cent in Bono East, 22 per cent in Greater Accra and 21 per cent in the Central Region.
With the October 3 elections approaching, the survey provides an indication of the current state of the race, although the sizeable number of undecided voters leaves room for the candidates to change the dynamics as their campaigns intensify.
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