I've the support of the 1million farmers in NPP to become flagbearer – Dr. Akoto

Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, a flagbearer aspirant said with the massive support of farmers in the party he will win the party's presidential race.

The former Agriculture Minister who resigned to chase his Presidential ambitions stated that majority of the New Patriotic Party delegates who are farmers enjoyed the policies and programmes he implemented during his tenure in office.

Speaking to journalists in Accra, Dr Afriyie Akoto is confident the feat he achieved at the Agric Ministry would put him above all the candidates.

“Most of these farmers I met in Upper East, Upper West, Savannah regions are also delegates and party constituencies executives. The one million farmers are the ones who will bear witness to me. Just go to any farmer and ask about the impact I have had on their lives when I was Minister for Food and Agriculture. And they will confess to you, they will tell you. They will vote for me to win,” Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto said.

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong and Francis Addai Nimo have expressed their intent to run for the party's flagbearership race.

The others are Joe Ghartey, a former member of parliament for Essikado-Ketan, Kwabena Agyapong, a former General Secretary of the NPP, Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku and Boakye Agyarko, a former Energy Minister.

The NPP has settled on November 4 for the presidential race. However, the party would convene a Special Congress on August 26 if more than five candidates submit applications to contest. Nominations will run from May 26 until June 24, 2023.