The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has selected Baba Ali as its candidate for the upcoming Ayawaso East parliamentary by-election, party officials said on Monday.
The party’s Greater Accra Regional Chairman, Divine Agorhom, said the decision followed consultations within the party and was based on the candidate’s experience and ability to mobilise grassroots support within a short campaign period.
“We want somebody with strong party experience who understands our structures and can work across all levels to make himself acceptable to the constituency,” Agorhom said in an interview on Citi FM.
He added that Baba Ali had previously served twice as constituency secretary and enjoys the backing of local party executives.
The by-election is scheduled for 3 March.
Meanwhile, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is preparing to hold its own primary ahead of the vote.
Five aspirants have so far picked nomination forms, including constituency chairman Mohammed Ramme, Hajia Amina Adam, Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria Baba Jamal, and Dr Yakubu Azindow.
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