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National Executive of NPP to determine
Effah-Dartey's delegate standing on Friday
Kasoa (C/R), Dec. 03, Ghanadot/GNA – The National Executive
of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) would on Friday December 7,
2007 determine whether Captain Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey (rtd),
one the Party presidential aspirants, would be allowed to
contest at the Delegates Congress.
Addressing a rally at Kasoa to introduce 17 aspirants
seeking to replace President John Agyekum Kufuor on Sunday,
the Chairman of the Party, Mr Peter Mac-Manu said Capt.
Effah-Dartey had petitioned against the decision of the
Vetting Committee to exclude him because he was once found
guilty of treason.
As early as 0600 hours on Sunday, bus loads of supporters of
the 17 aspirants began arriving at Kasoa, which had been
virtually covered with posters.
The supporters danced and sang praises of the aspirants.
Large banners of some of the aspirants were hung across some
streets.
The traffic was very heavy. Food and ice water sellers did
brisk business and so were those selling party
paraphernalia.
By 1200 noon the rally grounds was full of party members.
The Police had hectic time controlling the teeming crowd
that surged to take a glimpse of the aspirants as they
arrived.
Each of the 17 aspirants was given five minutes to address
the rally with many of them pledging to support whoever
emerged the winner.
The first to speak was Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the
last was Mr Kwabena Agyapong.
The others were Mr Boakye Agyarko; Professor Mike Oquaye; Dr
Kofi Konadu Apraku; Papa Owusu Ankomah; Dr Baffour
Adjei-Barwuah; Mr John Alan Kyerematen; Professor Frimpong
Boateng; Dr Kwame Addo Kufuor and Mr Yaw Osafo Maafo.
The rest were Mr Dan Botwe; Mr Felix Owusu-Adjapong; Jake
Obetsebi-Lamptey; Mr Hackman Owusu-Agyemang; Dr Arthur
Kennedy and Vice President Aliu Mahama.
GNA
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