National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has cleared about 106 aspirants to contest the upcoming parliamentary primaries slated for June 20, 2020.
Among the candidates is the Majority leader and Member of Parliament for Suame, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonu who is going unopposed.
This was contained in a statement signed by Ashanti Regional Secretary, Sam Pyne.
The candidates were approved after 10 days of thorough vetting of all the aspiring parliamentary candidates in Ashanti Region.
“The 106 candidates include: 12 females and 94 males. Five aspiring candidates voluntarily withdrew from the contest and nine were rejected for various legitimate reasons” the statement said.
Below is the full list of candidates approved by NEC
SUAME CONSTITUENCY
1) Hon Osei Kyei Mensah – 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
The Vetting Committee wishes to use this opportunity to extend appreciation to the Ashanti Regional party, constituency executives in the region, all the aspiring parliamentary candidates in the region and their supporters as well as the media for making this exercise a huge success.
Thank you.
…Signed…
SAM PYNE
Secretary, National Parliamentary Vetting Committee, Ashanti Zone
