A founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bono East Region, Mr Isaac Kwabena Sarkodie Boahin has called for fair and a level-playing field for the various aspirants contesting in the party’s impending Presidential primaries. 

According to him, an equal opportunity to aspirants would greatly help the delegates to make informed decisions and elect the best candidate to lead the party to retain power in the 2024 general elections. 

Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Kintampo, Mr Boahin said, “if the leadership of the party is able to provide fair and level-playing field to all aspirants devoid of biases, then we can make a headway in the next general election.” 

“The same must happen in the Parliamentary primaries because imposition of candidates who are not the choice of the masses would narrow our political fortunes in the elections,” he added. 

Mr Boahin reminded the NPP delegates that the party has a herculean task to retain political power in 2024, and asked them not to be swayed by monetary gains, but instead vote for candidates who have the ability and capability to lead the party to total victory. 

"We must consider a candidate who is well marketable, easier to communicate with the masses and has the ability and charisma to lure the electorate for more votes,” he added. 

The Bono East founding member also appealed to the delegates to pick parliamentary candidates who are capable to win or retain their parliamentary seats. 

“Don’t allow them to camp you somewhere and lure you with money and gifts because if you allowed that, then it would be tough for the party to make impact in the election 2024”, he said.

He called on the leadership of the NPP to discourage the practice of some aspirants camping and inducing delegates with money.