Nana Addo Wins NPP Flagbearership With 94.35% Of Votes Cast


The Electoral Commission has officially declared Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo as winner of the presidential primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Nana Addo, secured 117, 413 votes, representing 94.35 per cent, his close contender, Alan John Kojo Kyerematen secured l5,908 representing 4.75% and Francis Addai Nimoh secured 1198 votes representing 0.91 per cent.

Addressing the teeming supports of the NPP at the Efua Sutherland park in Accra, Nana Addo said: “I am profoundly grateful and truly humbled by your overwhelming endorsement.”

The NPP must rid the country of, through the ballot the incompetent government of John Dramani Mahama,” he stated emphatically.

“We are going to form a government for Ghana where we will reverse the decline of our nation, we have the men and women who can do it,” he added.

Also addressing the teeming party supporters, Alan John Kyeremanten conceded defeat and said: “I wish to use this opportunity to congrats my elder brother and friend for the overwhelming endorsement by the party.

Earlier, Mr. Kyeremanten congratulated Nana Addo in a telephone call he made to him (Nana) 

I’d like all of us to stand solidly behind Nana Akufo-Addo to ensure in 2016, the NPP comes back to power.”

He added that, “At long last the battle is over, and the struggle to take over power from the NDC has begun.”

Before the National Delegates Congress, the party went to the polls to whittle down the number of candidates seeking to lead the party from seven to five.

Nana Akufo-Addo emerged the overwhelming favourite, winning the elections with over 80% percent of the vote.

Some of the party’s bigwigs noted that Nana Addo’s victory was a clear sign that they were going to vote massively for him.

Nana Akufo-Addo is very popular among the grass root members of the party and seems to have built a very strong network within the party who are loyal and work for him.

How the delegates voted:

Northen Region
Nana Addo – 11,848
Alan Kyeremanten - 346
Addai-Nimo – 86

Central Region
Nana Addo - 11,052
Alan Kyeremanten - 402
Addai-Nimo – 45

Western Region
Nana Addo - 11246
Alan Kyeremanten - 309
Addai-Nimo – 65

Volta Region
Nana Addo - 5,280
Alan Kyeremanten - 251
Addai-Nimo – 114

Upper West Region
Nana Addo - 3,118
Alan Kyeremanten - 173
Addai-Nimo - 43 ‪

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