NPP Presidential Primary Begins Nationwide Amid Smooth Voting
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is holding its presidential primary today to select a flagbearer ahead of the 2028 general elections. With five aspirants contesting, a candidate must secure more than 50 percent of valid votes to be declared winner. If no aspirant reaches that threshold, a run-off election between the top two candidates will be held within 14 days. Ashanti Region: Early Start and Heavy Turnout In the Ashanti Region, voting started promptly at 7:00 a.m. across all 47 constituencies . A total of 36,626 delegates are expected to take part in the exercise. At the Kumasi Cultural Centre , delegates from the Bantama Constituency turned up in large numbers to cast their ballots. Out of the 899 accredited delegates in the constituency, more than 100 had voted by 9:00 a.m. Long queues formed early as many delegates arrived ahead of time to allow them attend to other engagements later in the day. Security at the center was tight, with officers from the Ghana Police Service d...