The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced that it will continue to engage with party members who intend to contest as independent parliamentary candidates in the upcoming elections.

The Electoral Commission will close the window for filing nominations on September 13.

Some NPP MPs who lost their bids to represent the party, including Cynthia Morrison and Kwadwo Asante of Agona West and Suhum respectively, have indicated their intention to contest as independent candidates.

However, NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong revealed at a press conference that the party is engaging with these individuals to reconsider their decisions.

Justin Frimpong Kodua,NPP General Secretary
Frimpong emphasised that the NPP conducted free and fair parliamentary primaries, and the results reflected the will of the people.

He expressed hope that those who lost would support the winning candidates but acknowledged that some have chosen to contest as independents.

“As a party, led by the National Chairman, Mr. Stephen Ayesu Ntim. When we took over the reign as national officers, we made it a point that we ensure that there is a free, fair election in our parliamentary primary and the media can attest to it, that we organise one of the best parliamentary primaries the party has ever had.

“And the results were very clear that the people decided on who they wanted to become our parliamentary candidate in the various respective constituencies.”

“So anyone who goes to elections always has the idea that it’s either the person who wins or the person who may also lose. So as a party and a true patron, we expect that everyone who went to elections and couldn’t win will support the one who won.

“But in the case of all those who have gone as independent, the party will continue to engage them to the latter, where we realise that maybe there’s nothing more that we can do, but we still have hope that all is not lost and we shall continue to engage our members who have gone independent.”

Source:Hanson Agyemang